Key Takeaways Stress is a normal biological response that helps us adapt to challenges, but when it becomes chronic, it can negatively affect both physical and mental health. Anxiety differs from everyday stress in that it often persists even after a stressor has resolved and can significantly interfere with daily functioning. Chronic activation of the body's stress response can influence sleep, memory, concentration, emotional regulation, cardiovascular health, and immune fu

Some of the most anxious people I meet don't look anxious at all. They're the executives who never miss a deadline. The professionals everyone relies on. The leaders who appear calm, organized, and in complete control. Yet beneath that outward success is often a very different experience: • Constant overthinking • Difficulty disconnecting from work • Poor or fragmented sleep • A persistent feeling that nothing is ever "good enough" • The sense that relaxing somehow feels unpr