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- The Benefits of Therapy for Handling Stress - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Joe TherapistStress is the body’s reaction to any change in life that requires a physical, mental, or emotional response or adjustment. Stress is a normal part of life. You can become stressed by any situation, thought or conversation that causes you to feel angry, anxious, frustrated, or even nervous. ...
Views: 1212(2 votes) - Four Simple Ways to Reduce Stress - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2014 from Janet PfeifferAs I entered the room I could feel the tension of the forty-eight individuals seated at the oblong conference tables. I was about to present a workshop to these teachers on managing stress. Conditions for educators across the nation have become increasingly more demanding as states mandate more ...
Views: 1211 - How To Control Stress - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Csilla MoffatIn my last blog entry - http://csillamoffat.com/acceptance/12/ - I discussed a self-improvement concept called acceptance without realizing what I was doing. To me self-confidence, self-esteem, stress control, these are all buzz words used in self-improvement courses or programs. But ...
Views: 1210 - 7 Quick Stress Busters - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Deborah MummHey! Somedays things just never seem to go as you hoped. Your heart races, you start getting a headache and you wish the day would just end. Next time stress takes its toll on you try these calming sanity tricks. 1) Laughter is the best medicine! Think back and try to remember a time you ...
Views: 1209(1 vote) - Dealing with Change, Both Good and Bad - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2008 from Irina KerzhnermanFor those who have seen me recently, you know that there's a lot of that going on in my work life. The new office came with a beautiful view and a few surprises. The building has been under construction and has looked more like a "war zone" than an office building. But still, despite all the ...
Views: 1209 - Stress Management - 5 Easy Ways To Manage Stress - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Greg FrostIf you are reading this article, you have already fulfilled your first step in identifying that you may have a problem, and are taking active steps in learning how to cope with it. Whilst stress is sometimes seen as a negative problem, there is positive stress as well, which can help us to ...
Views: 1209 - Executive Challenge #8: "I Feel Guilty Saying 'No'." - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Brenda BenceAs a busy exec, you're constantly pulled in many directions. Headquarters wants your profit projections for next quarter a week in advance of when you planned, there's a line of direct reports at your office door waiting to meet with you, your inbox is filled with 200+ unanswered emails, and a ...
Views: 1208 - Got Stress? Think Beyond Blaming the Boss - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Roberta MittmanStress, a cascade of physical reactions to an overload of the hormone cortisol, can wreak all manner of damage on the human body. Your best defense? Understanding what causes it (and there are many triggers) so you can take steps to prevent those negative effects. Perhaps the most well-known ...
Views: 1208 - How to Manage Your Stress with EASE - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2007 from Andrew McCombeStudies from the 1950s, 60s and 70s predicted that with advances in technology we would have a lot more leisure time by the year 2000. How wrong they were! Today we are expected to produce a lot more, of a higher quality, as fast as possible and all with less support than we had 30 years ago. In ...
Views: 1208 - Six Great Ways to Fight Work Stress - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Dion DalyIf you've discovered your perfect career, you may still come across stress at work from time to time, all because of the simple reason that everything in life doesn't always go according to plan. It doesn't matter if you're fighting work stress constantly or just every now and again, there ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - Three Stress Relief Strategies that take Less Than Five Minutes - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2008 from Kay HutchinsonAromatherapy Scents such a lavender and sweet marjoram can help calm the mind and body. Aiki Healing’s Relaxation Blend is an especially powerful combination of essential oils that many clients use during the day to evoke calmness when faced with stress. Simply inhale the scent ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - You Mean Stress Is a Choice? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Lynette CraneA week ago, I was awakened just before midnight by an alarming phone call. The security company was calling to tell me there was an alarm going off at the historic house I manage (on a purely volunteer basis), and asked if they should send a fire engine. “Yes, of course,” I gasped, surprised ...
Views: 1208 - FREE* Teleseminar "Exploding the Myths about Stress and Why You Should be Your Top Priority" - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2008 from annie breathingspacetherapies.co.ukFREE* TELESEMINAR : “Exploding the Myths About Stress & Why You Should be Your Top Priority” 18th March 2008 at 6pm (UK time) 1pm (Eastern) Spaces are limited, so to ensure you get a place, register for your free place by visiting www.breathingspacetherapies.com and click on ...
Views: 1207 - How to Manage Your Holiday Stress - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2005 from Kim OlverAre you plagued by holiday stress year after year? Do you feel as if you are a victim in all of this? Do you believe that you are the ONLY one in your household who is contributing to the success of the holiday? Let me share with you some ideas for making the holidays manageable. I used to ...
Views: 1206 - Stress Free Business Travel - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2008 from annie breathingspacetherapies.co.ukTop Tips on Wellbeing Whilst Travelling on Business from Stress Management Specialist, Annie Lawler, Managing Director of Breathing Space for Business Introduction Having spent many years travelling for business and personally, I thought I would share some rough guidelines which may help both ...
Views: 1206 - What If…? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Lynette CraneWhen I ordered the tickets for the paddleboat cruise, I was told to bring the printed order form plus a form of picture identification. We showed up at the dock, I reached into my purse – and remembered that I had put my major credit card and driver’s license into a small pouch the previous ...
Views: 1206 - Powerful Tips for Stress Management...Part One - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Daniela RoherWe cannot escape stress. We are surrounded by it in our busy lives, where we tend to get as many things done as possible in as short time as possible. What is stress? Stress is a normal physical response to situations that are perceived as being dangerous. We perceive our abilities to cope ...
Views: 1204 - Have You Unplugged Yet? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Beth DargisA lot has been written lately about unplugging. Taking a day a week or a month at unplug from technology so you can re-connect with yourself and with the ones you love. But are you doing it? Since we don’t see it as a necessity, we can find all sorts of excuses – my family will get mad at ...
Views: 1202 - Introversion, Gut Feelings, and Trust - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2015 from Lynette CraneMaybe – just maybe – your gut-level feeling that you shouldn’t be doing something is right. But if you’re an introvert, you’ve probably had a lifetime of being told to ignore your feelings, and urged to act just the opposite. Want to stay home and read? “What’s the matter with you, anyway?” ...
Views: 1201 - Knowing When to Delegate - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2013 from Traci BrosmanWritten by Traci Brosman Understanding when to delegate is probably the toughest situation we face as small business entrepreneurs’. We are taught that we we must do it all. If we do not know how to do something, we try to get the training to do an adequate job and we muddle through it. We ...
Views: 1201 - Relax Easily with Reiki Healing Therapy to Reduce Stress - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2012 from Sharon SalavariaLearn How to Relax Easily Stress is a huge concern at the moment. People are worried about their jobs, their future and their assets. Sleep challenges, irritability and feeling down are more common than ever before. While many seek solace in medication, others are investigating natural healing ...
Views: 1201 - ***Midlife is a Crossroads, Not a Crisis - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Dr. Jim ManganielloMidlife is a very important stage of life. If you want to move through it well and wisely, you need a reliable map. Here's why. Without a reliable map, midlife can leave us feeling anxious, depressed and lost. To move through midlife well, we have to know what it is, understand what it involves ...
Views: 1200 - Work-Life (Un)Balance - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2011 from Jennifer PeekThe idea of work-life balance is so appealing. This is especially true when you are feeling out of balance - when you feel like you are just barely keeping your head above water. Yet striving for someone else's definition of work-life balance can be stressful itself...especially as we approach ...
Views: 1200(2 votes) - Learn About The Many Causes Of Social Phobia - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2008 from Lance JepsenSocial phobia, which is also referred to as social anxiety, is a disorder where an individual has extreme anxiety and self-consciousness about social situations. They have a constant and intense fear of being watched, judged and criticized by others for something they say or do. People with ...
Views: 1199 - Not Another Book Club - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2006 from Jill BrennanWant to talk about fiction but not sure if you can commit to reading a book each month? Especially if it turns out to be a book you don’t like. It’s one thing finding time for a novel you do like, but one that is a struggle just to turn the pages? No thanks. So what is the answer. Short ...
Views: 1199 - The Whys and Whats of Stress Management - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2008 from Darlene SiddonsStress Management is the ability to maintain control when situations, people, and events make excessive demands. Stress management is a collection of skills, tools, and techniques that help you reduce, manage, and even counteract the negative side-effects of stress. The art of stress ...
Views: 1199 - Optimism: A wonderful antidote for stress - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Tele OpakunleWouldn't it be nice to look at an acorn and already see a mighty oak? How about perceiving every image of despair as hope and transmuting every idea of sorrow into joy. Sounds too technical, doesn’t it? Well the idea is about focusing your energy on a positive outcome rather than a negative one. ...
Views: 1198(4 votes) - SWITCH - SIX EASY WAYS TO TAKE MINI-RETREATS - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Julia JamesChip and Dan Heath have written an excellent book, Switch, on how to make change easy. I found plenty of ways to apply their ideas and strategies to help you make the transition from a life on the treadmill to one with joyful intermissions of Mini-Retreats. The Heath's borrow Jonathan Haidt's ...
Views: 1198 - The key to balancing stress in the workplace. Work Smart. Live Smart. - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Lisa RezacAs much as we would like, there's no escaping stress. But stress in itself is not negative. Stress can also be positive. Everybody needs a certain amount of stress to perform your best at work. The key to stress management is to determine the right amount of stress that will give you energy, ...
Views: 1198 - What If…? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2014 from Lynette CraneA friend and I took a lovely paddleboat ride on the Mississippi River one day, past old crumbling brick walls backed by sparkling new skyscrapers, learning a lot of history that we had never heard. The good time almost didn’t happen, due to a careless mistake on my part. That mistake did ...
Views: 1198 - 8 Tips To Get Work-life Balance As Parents - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2019 from Madolyn KuoAfter getting married and having a baby, you would find that you have less and less time for yourself. You would have less romance with your husband. You would have less sleep at night. If you have a little fairy to help you or have a magic wand, you can make everything work all by itself. Isn’t ...
Views: 1197 - Do I HAVE to Relax? - by Submitted on May 26, 2013 from Lisa RaphaelThere is nothing more annoying than being told to relax when we are involved in an important project, trying to meet a deadline, or juggling multiple responsibilities. It feels like one more demand. “How CAN I relax” you want to say, “when I’ve got all this stuff to deal with?” Yet we ...
Views: 1197 - How to Deal with Stress to Prevent High Blood Pressure - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Alvin HopkinsonDuring the start of the century in 1900, the most common causes of death were mostly communicable diseases which later on were addressed and cured by medical science. The elimination of these diseases in our midst somehow doubled the life expectancy of humanity. What can be quite interesting is ...
Views: 1197(1 vote) - Symptoms Of Stress - Warning Signs Of Stress - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Dr John AnneStress Introduction Stress is something that has become synonymous with our everyday life. Though everybody has problems, tragedies, challenges, and frustrations, being stressed for long time, and habitually can drain you out physically, as well as mentally. A stressed mind requires you to make ...
Views: 1197(1 vote) - Insomnia and Melatonin - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWorking with a lot of clients who are struggling with trauma and histories of abuse, anxiety and insomnia are constant problems. Many people have been prescribed medications such as Ambien, Sereoquel or one of the other mood stabilizers for sleep. Many of these medications have been found to ...
Views: 1196(1 vote) - Relieve Your Stress With Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Louann VertreesMost of us lead busy, fast-paced lives. We have too much to do and too little time, and may be dealing with career pressures, family difficulties, or financial problems on top of everything else. Doctors have known for some time that there is a direct link between stress and a variety of ...
Views: 1193(2 votes) - Is Your Car The Only Place WhereYou Feel Like You're in Control? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2004 from Sopan Greenehttp://www.InspiredEnoughToChange.com I've got a theory that most beings feel out of control in most areas of their lives. We also feel out of control in most of our daily circumstances. Do you feel like you must react to what your boss tells you, how much money you have at this moment, how ...
Views: 1192(2 votes) - Stress Relief: There’s an app for that - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Abigail SteidleyI’ve been writing a lot about stress lately, because it’s a universal issue we all face. There are many underlying causes of stress, one of which is perfectionism, which I’ve addressed in the last couple of weeks. If you enjoyed the Three Simple Steps to Calm Your Inner Perfectionist post, you ...
Views: 1189 - How to manage your stress and turn them into positive energy - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2013 from Jane BussenschuttStress is definitely unavoidable. Its part of our lives and it’s here to stay. This is a fact that we need to accept. This is one part of our life that we cannot change. But should we stop there? Of course not! Because we can actually turn our stress into positive energy that will bring ...
Views: 1188 - Stress Relief Tips for the Holidays and Everyday From the Happy Wednesday Lady, Joanie Winberg - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2006 from Joanie WinbergStress Relief Tips for the Holidays and Everyday From the Happy Wednesday Lady, Joanie Winberg The American Institute of Stress reports that stress among Americans is significantly rising with approximately $300 billion a year lost due to stress-related illnesses. It has reduced productivity, ...
Views: 1188 - Transforming Stress: 5 Tips to Transform Your Stress - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from April MimsOur lives are filled with stress. It is all around us, everywhere we look. There are deadlines to meet, unexpected traffic jams, overloaded schedules, and difficult people. The negative effects of stress have been well documented over time. They include high blood pressure, insomnia, ...
Views: 1186 - Minimizing Stress... Attack The Problem! - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2008 from Todd SchultzEverybody experiences stress sometimes. It arises from bills, from school or work, from relationships, etc. So it's not entirely avoidable. However, it isn't entirely bad either. Some stress helps us to be productive. If we are anxious about a project, then we are more likely to focus our ...
Views: 1185 - 12 Steps for a Stress-Free Holiday - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2005 from Joanie WinbergDo you feel like Clark W. Griswold trying to make a perfect holiday and stumbling through mishaps? Everyone faces challenges of juggling their time effectively during the hectic holiday season. We all have to carry on our normal activities plus shop, wrap, cook, clean, bake, decorate, travel, ...
Views: 1184 - Slowing Down When Everyone Else is Speeding Up - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2008 from Lori RadunExtreme busyness is a chronic disease that afflicts many moms today. As a matter of fact, I was just listening to the One Month to Live DVD by Kerry and Chris Shook. They identified three passion busters. I'm not talking about sexual passion, although I'm sure your husband would love that. ...
Views: 1183 - Organize Your Life in 30 Minutes - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2015 from Danielle PierreOne would think that such an enormous task like organizing a life would take days, weeks, even months. But 30 minutes! What’s the catch? So often we allow our minds to over-complicate things. It really is a very simple process to organize your days, in a few short steps. Once you’ve ...
Views: 1182(5 votes) - Working life woes - workin’ 9 to 5... - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2011 from geraldine osowskaClever old Dolly Parton knew what she was talking about when she made her melodic interpretations on working life and her words of wisdom have never been so relevant. Every year the UK loses a whopping 11.4 million working days due to workplace related stress/anxiety or depression; this is the ...
Views: 1182 - Stress Relief Exercise To Give You Reassurance - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Andrew JohnsonStress is a thing which is experienced by everyone in the world, however, there is ranging levels that individuals will probably put up with, which range from rather controlled to particularly excessive. With respect to extreme cases, a straightforward stress relief exercise may be required to ...
Views: 1181 - Never Lose Hope In Dealing With Your Fears And Depression - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from Stanley PopovichWhen your fears and depression have the best of you, it is easy to feel that things will not get any better. This is not true. There is much help available in today’s society and the best way to deal with your fears is to find effective ways to overcome them. As a result, here are some ...
Views: 1180 - Stress and Young People - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2009 from Annelies HilgersYoung people are great Young people sometimes think that they are useless and not worth anything. They struggle with their feelings. They fall in love and are desperate. And at the same time they don't spend enough time to study. They get stressed and they feel worthless. If these things apply ...
Views: 1180 - Get Over the Idea of Suicide with These Tips - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. Perhaps you already know that suicide is something you should never consider in your life. Your life is something you cannot take back once you are dead. Nevertheless, there are still thousands of people every day who choose to end their lives ...
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