# 1278. 8 Lifestyle Tweaks Maria Is Using To Calm Stress & Make Life Feel Easier

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Podcast: [Heal Squad x Maria Menounos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348)
Published: 2026-05-18T09:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2387

## Resource

Hey Heal Squad! Today is another edition of What Worked This Week and honestly…this episode is kind of all over the place in the best way possible. Maria is fresh out of “newborn support mode” after helping friends with a new baby over Mother’s Day weekend, and the conversation turns into everything from emotional motherhood moments, to fashion finds, to nervous system resets, to the random life hacks currently making life easier. We’re talking about the Zara loafers rich girls are secretly buying instead of designer shoes, the travel sneakers she wears through airports, the warm neck pillow helping calm her nervous system at night, and why she’s embracing “paying for convenience” to reduce stress while traveling, parenting, and juggling life. She also gives a health update after her El Salvador trip, including stabilizing her insulin levels again and noticing how reducing stress may be helping her body overall. The bigger theme of this episode though? Making life feel lighter. Maria opens up about learning to “pay for convenience,” why perfection is overrated, and how protecting your peace sometimes means finding easier, softer ways to move through life. She also shares the gift idea she’s officially replacing flowers with after too many disappointing deliveries, including the personalized gift card that made her brother cry and why astrology sessions, healer appointments, and meaningful experiences are becoming her new favorite presents to give people. It’s fun, practical, emotional (a little chaotic!) and we hope you love it! HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website: https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership…

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