STRESS MANAGEMENT 101
When is the last time you stumbled across a big scary bear in the woods? Remember that traffic jam you ran into when you were already late for work? How about the exam you sat down to take and realized “uh oh, this is not what I prepared for”? According to your brain – those …
NUTRITION AND STRESS
We spend much of our waking lives thinking about food. We devote time to preparing food, buying food and worrying about how food affects our waistlines and our overall health. What we don’t spend enough time thinking about is the role food plays on our emotions and our stress levels. That’s a problem because nutrition …
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Personal development is the flip side of the stress management coin. While the most effective stress management techniques involve minimizing and reducing the negative effects of stress, personal development skills can help prevent stress from occurring in the first place. How does that work? Let’s look at some of the things that commonly cause …