Meet the Squirrel Wrangler™: Why Your Racing Thoughts Don't Mean You're Broken
"What if I'm screwing up my kids? Am I even good at my job? Why does everyone else seem to have it figured out?" - Most of my Clients
If these questions sound familiar—especially at 2am when sleep should be happening but your mind is throwing an absolute carnival instead—you're in the right place.
Hello, I'm Stacy Braiuca (The Squirrel Wrangler™)
And yes, that's really what I call myself. Not because I have some quirky obsession with rodents, but because I spent 20 years as a clinical therapist helping others wrangle their anxiety while secretly battling my own out-of-control mental squirrels.
Talk about irony.
There I was, professionally guiding clients through their mental health challenges, offering expert advice on managing racing thoughts and anxiety... while lying awake every single night, second-guessing every decision I'd made that day. Every. Single. One.
I felt like a complete fraud.
The Duck Syndrome Was Real
You know that image of the duck gliding gracefully across the water? Serene, calm, totally in control on the surface. But underneath? Paddling like absolute hell just to stay afloat.
That was me.
That might be you too.
For two decades, I had it "all together" professionally. I was the person everyone came to for advice. The therapist with the answers. The one who could help other people find peace.
But my own Generalized Anxiety Disorder? That was my dirty little secret.
The constant mental chatter keeping me awake. The spiral of "what ifs" that never seemed to end. The exhausting hamster wheel (or should I say squirrel wheel?) of worry that left me depleted, even when I looked perfectly fine on the outside.
Then November 17, 2022 Changed Everything
I experienced something I didn't think was possible: silence.
Not the eerie, uncomfortable kind. The peaceful, finally-I-can-breathe kind.
I learned NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and MER (Mental and Emotional Release) techniques that didn't just manage my anxiety—they actually put my GAD into remission for the first time in decades.
My mind was quiet.
I slept through the night.
I could trust my own judgment without that constant inner critic screaming at me.
And I realized something profound: I wasn't broken. My mind wasn't my enemy. I just had untrained squirrels running wild in my mental garden.
What Are These "Inner Squirrels" Anyway?
Think about it: when your mind is racing with worry, jumping from thought to thought, replaying past mistakes, spiraling into worst-case scenarios—those are your inner squirrels.
They're your:
Limiting beliefs telling you you're not enough
Negative emotions keeping you stuck in old patterns
Self-doubt questioning every decision you make
Anxious thoughts stealing your peace
And here's the thing: those squirrels aren't trying to hurt you. They're just untrained, running wild, creating chaos in your beautiful mental garden.
They're exhausting you.
But they don't have to.
You Don't Need to "Fix" Your Scattered Mind
If you're a multi-passionate woman with a brilliant mind that jumps between interests, ideas, and concerns—you're not broken. You don't need fixing.
You need a system. A framework. A gentle guide who knows the way because she's walked the path herself.
That's where the Squirrel Wrangling Method comes in.
The Four-Pillar Framework: From Scattered Shame to Strategic Celebration
Instead of trying to force your mind into some rigid, linear box (spoiler: that never works for brilliant multi-passionate minds), I help you organize your multiple interests through a systematic rotation of:
🌿 Body - Your physical foundation and energy
🧠 Mind - Your thoughts, beliefs, and mental patterns
💝 Relationships - Your connections and community
✨ Spirit - Your purpose, meaning, and inner peace
We use this four-pillar foundation to begin your journey. But here's where the magic happens: we choose ONE specific area of your life to address using the Mental and Emotional Release process.
We don't just manage the symptoms. We eliminate them for good by reprogramming the very roots of where those limiting beliefs, negative emotions, and self-doubt began in your life.
The result? You go from feeling broken by your scattered nature to celebrating your multi-passionate genius with concrete tools that actually work.
Who Is This Really For?
You might be my ideal client if you're a woman in your 30s, 40s, or 50s who:
✓ Appears to have it all together on the outside
✓ Is secretly battling anxiety on the inside
✓ Is accomplished, responsible, and everyone's go-to person
✓ Constantly second-guesses yourself despite your success
✓ Lies awake with racing thoughts about being/doing enough
✓ Is tired of pretending everything's fine
✓ Is ready to finally find genuine peace and confidence
If you just thought, "Is she reading my diary?"—yes, that's you.
The Transformation Is Quiet (But Powerful)
I won't promise you some dramatic, overnight transformation where you suddenly become a different person. That's not how real change works.
What I can promise is this:
Those quiet, everyday victories where you realize:
You slept through the night for the first time in months
You made a decision without asking three people what they thought first
You caught yourself trusting your own judgment
Your mind isn't your enemy anymore
That's the magic.
And after struggling with my own anxiety disorder for 20 years while helping others professionally, witnessing someone else experience that moment when they break free from their mental prison and just breathe?
That's everything to me.
Why You Should Listen to Me (Besides My Obviously Awesome Nickname)
Here's what makes me different from other coaches, therapists, or well-meaning friends offering advice:
I'm not just someone who studied anxiety in a textbook. I lived with Generalized Anxiety Disorder for years while working professionally with others facing the same struggles.
I know what it's like to:
Lay awake at 2am with racing thoughts
Second-guess every single decision
Feel like you're drowning in your own mind
Put on a brave face while falling apart inside
And I know with absolute certainty that these techniques work because they put my own anxiety disorder into remission.
You're not getting theory from me. You're getting a proven roadmap with specific actions from someone who's walked down that dark path and found the way out.
Your Peace of Mind Is Waiting
If you're exhausted from pretending you have it all together while your mind races with worry and self-doubt...
If you're tired of being that calm duck on the surface while paddling like hell underneath...
If that anxious voice in your head keeps telling you you're not enough...
You don't have to keep suffering in silence.
That constant mental chatter doesn't have to be your reality anymore.
Your racing thoughts don't mean you're broken.
They mean your inner squirrels need a gentle, knowledgeable guide.
And I happen to know the way.
Ready to Start Wrangling?
Your peace of mind is waiting. You just need a navigator—someone who knows the terrain because she's traveled it herself—to show you how to find it and walk alongside you as you do.
Let's wrangle those squirrels together.
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P.S. - If you're reading this at 2am because your mind won't let you sleep, know this: You're not alone. You're not broken. And there IS a way through. Save this page, and let's talk when the sun comes up. Your squirrels and I will be here waiting. 🐿️💙
