The Breathe & Refuel blog is a space for understanding stress through the body.
Here you’ll find grounded insights, simple explanations, and practical reflections on breath, nervous system regulation, and recovery. The focus is on restoring clarity and energy without pushing or overhauling your life.
This is a place to quiet internal noise, better understand what your body needs, and support steady, sustainable wellbeing in real life.

Breathe & Refuel Blog

In today’s work culture, change is constant. Expectations shift, technology evolves, and pressure rarely pauses. As a result, many professionals begin feeling unfulfilled at work and assume something needs to change externally. However, what often gets overlooked is this: dissatisfaction isn’t always a direction problem. In many cases, it’s a stress-recovery problem. Before updating your […]

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Changing Jobs Due to Stress? Read This First

When work pressure builds, it’s natural to start thinking about changing jobs. You update your résumé. You scroll listings late at night. You imagine how different things might feel somewhere else. However, before making a major move, it’s worth asking a deeper question. Are you moving toward growth or away from how you feel right […]

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As a coach, I’ve witnessed countless transformations. However, one approach consistently sparks a powerful shift: Appreciative Inquiry. This isn’t traditional “fix what’s broken” coaching. Instead, Appreciative Inquiry focuses on your inherent strengths and past successes to build forward momentum. That distinction becomes especially important when stress is involved. When the nervous system remains activated for […]

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Beyond Well-Meaning Advice: Why A Life Coach

We all hit those roadblocks in life. You might be yearning for a career change but feel lost in a sea of options. Perhaps that dream vacation keeps getting pushed aside, buried under the weight of daily obligations. Whatever your situation, sometimes a supportive nudge in the right direction is exactly what you need.

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Feeling lost in a digital world overflowing with distractions? Find purpose and happiness amidst the noise.

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Unleashing Your Full Potential: The Power of Coaching As You Navigate Life’s Challenges

Life is a magnificent adventure, but it doesn’t come with a roadmap. It’s filled with twists, turns, and unexpected detours where we question our direction and find ourselves feeling lost and dissatisfied.

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We all have that inner critic, that voice that whispers (or screams) our shortcomings in our ear. But while self-criticism might seem like a motivator, these harsh words can weigh us down, dampen our motivation, and even chip away at our wellbeing.

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Ignite Your Aspirations: Breaking Free from the Chains of Routine

We all hold onto aspirations, dreams tucked away in the corners of our minds, visions of who we could be, what we could achieve. But life, with its relentless demands, often overrides these visions, pushing them to the periphery of our daily grind.

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Do you feel trapped or stuck in your current situation, leaving you stressed, restless, dissatisfied and unfulfilled? I get you! I have been there many times over the course of my life.

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Breaking the Chains: Identifying and Overcoming Limiting Beliefs Holding You Back

Life provides us with the opportunity to pursue our dreams and aspirations. Yet, our thoughts often harbor limiting beliefs—unseen obstacles that hinder us from realizing our full potential.

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Hi there! I’m Stacey Cauvin.

Experience taught me that stress without recovery always takes a toll.
Today, I help people work with their nervous system using breath and awareness so recovery becomes more accessible and steady, even in the middle of full, demanding lives.