Managing Stress and the Physiology of Recovery | The Let Them Theory Recovery Course Module 2

Stress isn’t just annoying — it’s biological. And in recovery, that matters.

If you’ve ever snapped in traffic, lost it over a long line, or felt that familiar “I need to escape this feeling” urge after a stressful day… this module is for you.

In Module 2 of The Let Them Theory, we go beyond mindset and talk about what’s actually happening in your brain and body when stress hits — and why unmanaged stress is dangerous territory in recovery. This isn’t about “calming down” or “thinking positive.” This is about learning how to manually override your own nervous system when fight-or-flight takes over.

In this lesson, you’ll learn:

Why stress hijacks your rational brain and shuts down good decision-making

How the amygdala and prefrontal cortex impact relapse risk

Why “I just need to take the edge off” is really a stress response

How Let Them acts as a mental brake

How Let Me uses your breath to reset your nervous system

Practical, real-world examples (traffic, planes, work stress, feeling undervalued)

A simple stress audit to find where your energy is leaking

💭 Question for you: What’s one situation lately where stress pushed you closer to impulsive thinking?

This video is part of the FREE Let Them Theory Course, available inside the Sober Not Boring App, where you’ll also get: The downloadable Module 2 handout & workbook

Recovery-specific exercises and journaling prompts

Discussion spaces to process this with others in recovery

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📲 Download the Sober Not Boring App and enroll in the full course for FREE. This is emotional sobriety for real life — not just theory.

👇 Drop a comment: Where does stress hit you the hardest right now — work, people, or daily life?

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00:00 Introduction to Stress in Recovery 00:05 Understanding the Biological Stress Response 00:12 The Importance of Manual Override 01:03 The Physiology of the Pivot: Let Them 01:42 The Physiology of the Pivot: Let Me 02:04 Applying the Pivot in Real-Life Scenarios 03:12 Stress Audit and Final Thoughts #LetThemTheory #SoberNotBoring #RecoveryTools #EmotionalSobriety #AddictionRecovery #StressInRecovery #NervousSystemRegulation #RelapsePrevention #PeerRecovery #AllPathwaysRecovery #MentalHealthInRecovery #SobrietySupport #RecoveryLife