Using The Power Of Music To Reduce Your Stress

Listening to music can be a wonderful tool for alleviating stress. Researchers have found that music reduces a person’s heart rate and promotes higher body temperature – an indication of the onset of relaxation. Music can increase your levels of serotonin and endorphin, which promotes mood elevation and decreases stress. Dr. Arthur Harvey, a neuromusicologist […]

An Easy, Yet Powerful Stress Management Tip

  Last week, I had a stressful interaction with someone at work.  As I continued to try to reason with the person, I become more agitated.  Ideally, I would have left the area to take a brisk walk.  Even a five minute walk can be very helpful for reducing stress, calming down and gaining a […]

An Overlooked Strategy For Reducing Holiday Stress

The busyness of the holidays can make your stress levels soar. With only 20 days left until Christmas, here are just a few of the things you may need to get done: Decorating your home (inside & out), including buying a Christmas tree and hanging Christmas lights. Shopping for holiday food items, menu planning. Baking […]

Can’t Afford A Vacation? Try A “Staycation”

In prior posts, I’ve written about how vacations can help us tame our stress. Unfortunately, most Americans only take about one week of vacation per year.  This might sound O.K., until you compare it to those in Europe who take an average of five weeks per year.  Even more serious, 43 percent of American women […]

An Overlooked Method for Coping With Toxic Work Stress

In a previous article, I wrote about the nervous breakdown which Walt Disney had in 1931.  Walt had been working excessive hours for many years.  He was under severe financial pressure and he was very frustrated with many of his artists, whom he felt were not working hard enough.   The toxic work stress, combined with […]

A Powerful Strategy For Reducing Worry

Do you ever worry about doomsday predictions?  The latest is the alleged December 21, 2012 Mayan Calendar doomsday prediction. Astrophysicist Ian O’Neil, in an article at Doomsday Might be Wrong shows that the Mayans never actually predicted the end of the world.   Gathering information is a powerful strategy for overcoming worry. For example, the […]

How to Break the Procrastination Cycle

If you’re like most people, you sometimes procrastinate on important projects, and end up feeling stressed-out.  Jacqueline at chibird created a great cartoon called “Stages of Procrastination.” It made me laugh because (at some point in my life) I’ve been stuck in every one of them.  Her third stage, “excuses” resonated most with me.   […]

What Is The Best Way To Cope with Toxic Work Stress?

Many years ago, Walt Disney paid a heavy price for ignoring his stress symptoms. He was experiencing exhaustion, burnout and bouts of depression due to chronic stress and overwork.

Are You Ignoring The Symptoms of Too Much Stress?

  Some of the most common symptoms of stress are headaches, neck pain, irritableness and difficulty concentrating.  When you experience these symptoms, your body is trying to tell you something.  Do you ignore these symptoms?  I’ve certainly been guilty of this.  I would say to myself, “I can’t take a break; I have a deadline […]

How to Deal With Toxic Work Stress Carriers

Are there any people where you work who are toxic stress carriers? These are people who are not just stressed-out themselves; they seem to have a life mission to spread stress to others. Toxic stress carriers remind me of Mary Mallon, who was also known as “Typhoid Mary.” Starting in 1900, Typhoid Mary began infecting […]

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