# @juliemileslewis on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-06-05T04:31:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Julie Lewis (@juliemileslewis) — https://gondola.cc/juliemileslewis

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MAKE SURE THERE ARE HOLES IN YOUR BUCKET! 
I’m currently studying my Longevity Coach Certification, and one concept from module 7 is the STRESS BUCKET and the  Allostatic Load - the wear and tear from being in stress mode too often. 
 
Every day, demands pour into your bucket. 
→ Work deadlines
→ Poor sleep
→ Inflammation & processed food
→ Difficult conversations
→ Scrolling, noise, mental chatter 
→ Financial pressure
→ Sitting all day

None of these alone fill the bucket. But together? They accumulate.

When the bucket overflows — that’s when we see burnout, chronic illness, anxiety, hormonal dysregulation and  accelerated aging. The body keeps the score and it speaks the mind. 

Now for the good news - the bucket has drain holes and you can choose how many and how big they are! 

Drain holes  are the daily practices that release the load before it builds up:

🌿 A walk in nature 
😴 Quality sleep (your #1 recovery tool)
 👥 Real connection with friends & family
 📵 Intentional screen-free time 
🧘 Breathwork or stillness 
💪 Movement that energises, not depletes
 😂 Laughter. Genuinely underrated.

The goal isn’t to eliminate stress ,  it’s to make sure your drain holes are bigger than your daily fill rate.

Are you walking around with buckets that are 80% full before 9am — with no drain holes open.

What’s the invisible load your body is carrying every single day ?

I’ll be sharing more as I move through this certification — the science, the practical tools, and what this means for how we live and work.

If this resonates, I’d love to hear —WHAT FILLS YOUR BUCKET AND WHAT DRAINS IT ? 👇

#healthspan #stress #choices #longevity mentalfitness emotionalflexibility

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