How to Kick Ass in Chaos: 10 Habits That Will Make or Break Your Health, Mindset and Success

The world is undeniably in chaos. Political instability, inflation, job insecurity, war, and natural disasters threaten global stability, while the aftermath of the pandemic continues to strain healthcare systems and expose vulnerabilities. Alongside this chronic instability, we're living in a state of chronic stress. Now at an all-time high, stress undermines our immune systems, cognitive function, and overall health-sabotaging our bodies, minds, and businesses.

But stress doesn't only come from deadlines, politics, or recessions. There's also stress within us. Caused by The Top 10 Unhealthy Habits, this "Hidden Stress" creates internal imbalance, making it harder to reach wellness goals or manage life's challenges-often without us realizing it.

If one thing is certain, it's this: we can't control the chaos around us until we control the chaos within us.

How to Kick Ass in Chaos was written to show you that you can transform your habits, your health, and your response to stress. Though designed with busy professionals in mind, it applies to anyone who wants more from life-and needs the energy, motivation, and focus to make it happen.

This book is for those tired of diets, hacks, and resolutions that don't last. It's for anyone who has accepted exhaustion, weight gain, poor sleep, or irritability as "normal." These symptoms are common-but not normal.

Backed by science and thirty-five years of education, coaching, and lived experience, How to Kick Ass in Chaos reveals how ten daily habits create Hidden Stress, and introduces The Hidden Stress Method(TM), a proven framework to restore health and clarity-so you can stay strong, focused, and resilient, no matter what's happening around you.

Nicole Porter is an award-winning stress coach, nutritionist, wellness educator, and founder of Nicole Porter Wellness, twice recognized as one of Canada's Top 10 Corporate Wellness Service Companies. With over thirty years of experience in health and wellness, Nicole is a leading voice in workplace wellness, stress education, and habit change for busy professionals across North America.

A registered holistic nutritionist, nutritional therapist, Pilates coach, and former fitness trainer, Nicole also holds training in mindfulness-based stress reduction and behavior change - an integrated background that informs her practical, science-based approach to sustainable wellness.

She is best known for The Hidden Stress Method(TM), which helps professionals identify and overcome the top ten habits that enable them to unknowingly sabotage their health, mindset, energy, and performance. Her method helps clients go beyond surface-level solutions and embrace realistic, long-term change.

Nicole's debut book, How to Kick Ass in Chaos, offers an accessible roadmap to uncover hidden stressors in the body so readers can better manage the external chaos of everyday life. A dynamic speaker and educator, Nicole inspires audiences to rethink wellness not as a rulebook - but as a strategic approach to lasting results.

Having overcome her own health challenges through natural, integrative therapies, Nicole brings personal insight, professional credibility, and a no-nonsense voice to a wellness industry often clouded by extremes and misinformation. Her work continues to support companies and individuals seeking a smarter, healthier path to long-term well-being.