Interrupt the Stress Spiral - A Sensory Guide to Breaking the Stress Cycle

Stress doesn’t start in your thoughts.
It starts in your body.
 
If you’re someone who holds everything together, manages responsibility, and keeps showing up — you may not notice stress building until it has already taken over.
 
That’s the spiral.
 
Your jaw tightens.
Your shoulders lift.
Your breathing shortens.
Your mind speeds up.
 
And before you know it, you’re reacting instead of choosing.
 
Interrupt the Stress Spiral is a 40-page, step-by-step introductory guide — organized into manageable sections so you can begin integrating resets without adding pressure to your life.
 
This is not another mindset workbook.
It’s a science-informed, body-based approach designed to help you recognize stress earlier — when it’s still subtle — and gently shift your nervous system before it escalates.
 
Created by Dr. Kalei Ross, trained in clinical psychology and neuropsychology, this guide helps you begin laying the foundation for breaking the stress cycle in a realistic, sustainable way.
 
Inside, you will:
 
Understand how and why your nervous system learned fast stress responses
Be introduced to simple, targeted sensory resets you can practice immediately
Begin integrating those resets into your daily routines in manageable, sustainable ways
• Take the first steps toward shifting from automatic reaction to intentional response
 
This guide is not the full framework.
It’s the starting point.
 
A structured introduction designed to help you move from awareness into early integration — so you’re not just understanding stress differently, but responding to it differently.
 
Because stress isn’t a personal failure.
It’s a body pattern.
 
And patterns can be shifted — one small interruption at a time.