You're probably stressed right now — and you don't even realise it.

A few hundred years ago we worried about food, fire and family. Now it's notifications every two minutes and the world's tragedies in our pocket. Your brain was never built for 2026, and the low-level stress it creates runs quietly in the background of your whole day.

This isn't "delete social media." It's about noticing the stress you didn't know you were carrying — and the small, practical changes that actually help: phone-free mornings, killing notifications, journaling, and switching off before bed.

Recorded outside in Ubud, Bali, with a coffee and my journal.

Class dismissed.

0:00 You're stressed and don't know it 0:07 Village life vs 2026 0:48 Feeling stress through a screen 1:33 Why your phone is the culprit 2:08 How low-level stress builds up 2:33 Scrolling before bed 3:12 Practical tips 3:55 Swap the phone for something mindful 4:50 My morning routine in Ubud 5:08 The simplest gratitude practice 6:42 Turn off your notifications7:23 Why I journal 7:54 Being intentional with the news 8:23 Tonight's challenge 10:01 Class dismissed