Stress Relief Tool – Keep a Gratitude Journal
When I first started this blog nearly four years ago, my first blog post was on gratitude. Gratitude is my favorite stress relief tool because…
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Stress Relief Tool – Carve Out Time For Yourself
In previous blog articles, I’ve talked about the benefits of dedicating specific time for worry and/or chores. This has also been referred to as GYLIO (Get Your Life In…
Stress Relief Tool – Overcoming Your Inner Critic
We all have one – that inner voice that tells us that “we are not good enough.” I know that this limited my opportunities many…
Stress Relief Tool – Don’t Overthink Things
If you are anything like me, the temptation to overthink things can really be a problem. Often referred to as “analysis paralysis”, when we overthink things,…
Stress Relief Tool – Overcome A Noisy Mind
I remember when I first tried meditating. I sat there relaxed and listened to a guided meditation that was less than 10 minutes. Yet, that seemed…
Stress Relief Tool – Resist Being A People Pleaser
Most people want to be liked, but the reality is that not everyone is going to like you – and that’s a good lesson to learn.…
Stress Relief Tool – Dealing With A Bad Boss
A bad boss can have devastating effects on your overall health. Learn a few ideas that can help reduce your stress . It is likely…
Why Am I Stressed? Effective Ways for Managing Anxiety
Anxiety is something that plagues all of us on occasion. Sometimes it’s based in reality, and other times it’s free-floating in nature. Most people who…
Stress Relief Tool – Different Types of Rest
Now that we are in the holidays season, some of us may find that our sleep cycles get out of whack. And we all know how…
Tips for Taking Your Yoga Practice to the Next Level with Technology
If you’ve been taking yoga classes for a while, you already know how great it makes you feel. Practicing yoga has both mental and physical benefits;…
Stress Relief Tool – Getting Back To Sleep
It’s pretty obvious to most of us about the benefits of good quality sleep. But what if you wake up and have trouble falling back to…
Stress Relief Tool – Self-Acknowledgement
One of my insightful LinkedIn connections, Hayden Humphrey, has an effective technique for overcoming our inner critic, which often makes us focus on the negatives instead…
Stress Relief Tool – Alternate Nostril Breathing
In a previous blog post, I mentioned the benefits of deep breathing. In addition to deep breathing, alternate nostril breathing can be effective in helping you…
Stress Relief Tool – Engage Your Senses
Stamp out stress by engaging one or more of your senses to rapidly calm and energize yourself. If you are having a stressful day, the…
Stress Relief Tool – Disassociate In A Movie Theater
Disassociating from a negative event in your mind can help you get much needed stress relief. Learn more here. #stressrelief #stressmanagement #stressreduction #stressbuster
How to Maintain Well-Being Without Breaking the Bank
Self-care can improve your mental and physical well-being and reduce your stress by encouraging you to take time for your own health and wellness. Learn…
Stress Relief Tool – Learn Your Stress Triggers
By simply becoming aware of our stress source, we can learn coping skills to stay on top of it. Learn more here.
Stress Relief Tool – Visualize Your Ikigai
Pronounced ee-kee-guy, Ikigai is most often translated as “a reason for being.” The premise is when you bring together what you love, what you are…
Stress Relief Tool – Overcoming Online Meeting Burnout
Ever since the pandemic hit full force, many (if not most) of us have been spending a lot of time in online meetings from Zoom,…
Stress Relief Tool – Write An Annoyance Letter
We all have someone in our life that has an uncanny ability to annoy us and/or push our buttons. Maybe it is a co-worker, maybe…
Stress Relief Tool – Try Magnesium
A simple search on Google will bring up a lot of articles discussing the benefits of magnesium to help with anxiety and stress. I’ve taken magnesium myself…
Stress Relief Tool – Declutter Your Environment
The “E” in the LIGHTENTM Model for Stress Relief stands for environment. Whether it is at work, home or school, you want to make sure your environment is…
Stress Relief Tool – Failure Is Just Part Of Succeeding
I’ve received a lot of positive feedback about previous articles on reframing fear and reframing failure. Interestingly, fear and failure go hand-in-hand because we are often so fearful…
Stress Relief Tool – Count To 10
If you are a parent like me, you probably are familiar with this technique. We start to feel our blood boiling as our child is…
Stress Relief Tool – Build Your Resilience
We are approaching the one-year anniversary of when the COVID-19 lockdowns started, which brought a lot of additional stress to many (if not most) of…