How do you manage your stress? If you are like most of us, at least according to the American Psychological Association’s 2015 report, you turn to things like television (40% of us), surfing the Internet (38% of us), or eating or drinking (23% and 14% of...
We know self-care is important. We’ve all heard that we need to put on our own oxygen masks first. But self-care often gets pushed to the bottom of our priority list, if it even makes it on there in the first place. I think part of the problem is that when...
Okay, I know platitudes are easy targets… but this one bugs me: “When life gives you lemons… make lemonade!!” Ew. What if it’s a really nasty, sour, and disgusting lemon? What if the lemon was not even “given” to you,...
Thanksgiving is on its way to being the poor, forgotten holiday between Halloween and Christmas. The stores are already decking their halls, and I actually heard Christmas carols on the radio last week! But before we rush into yuletide, let’s pause for a few...
“Stress” seems to be an epidemic right now — emails to answer, activities to attend, houses to clean, groceries to buy, jobs to do… The pressure seems never-ending. But here’s what you need to know: Stress may be a given in our...