Break the Stress Loop: Stop Worrying, Release Self Doubt and Emotional Overload

Break the Stress Loop offers you a different way forward. Instead of trying to think your way out of stress or force yourself to feel calm, this book shows how change happens at the level where stress is actually stored: the nervous system. Using simple scent-based rituals grounded in neuroscience, you'll learn how to gently retrain emotional patterns that do not serve you, or keep you safe. This is not about fixing yourself—you're not broken It's about teaching your nervous system something new—peace and calm—through small, consistent experiences. This book works directly with your nervous system. It introduces a simple, sensory-based approach using scent as a repeatable cue to support new emotional and behavioral patterns. Because the sense of smell connects rapidly—in under a second—to the brain areas involved in emotion, memory, and stress regulation, change can begin without effort or analysis. Inside this book, you'll find: An explanation of how stress becomes a habit—and how it can be unlearned A way to work with your body instead of managing or overriding it Simple scent rituals that help your system settle and reset A process that doesn't require belief, motivation, or overthinking Space to change at your own pace, with support for building a steadier inner baseline over time This book doesn't ask you to become someone else. It offers a way to step out of stress and into something more livable. Quietly. Gradually. Safely. "KG Stiles' 40+ years of experience combined with her passion to assist and facilitate personal growth and wellness is unsurpassed." — Eldon Taylor, Ph.D., FAPA, New York Times bestselling author of Choices and Illusions KG Stiles is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist and the founder of PurePlant Essentials. She has worked in integrative and mind-body practices since 1980, with a focus on practical, grounded approaches to emotional regulation and stress reduction. Her work emphasizes simple sensory tools that support nervous system stability, clarity, and sustainable change in everyday life. KG Stiles has worked with international celebrities, individuals, wellness professionals, and medical centers, helping people reduce stress, quiet overthinking, and shift patterns that keep them stuck. Her approach is rooted in experience, consistency, and respect for how the nervous system learns over time. She is the National of Association Oregon (South) Director and a NAHA Approved Continuing Education Provider.