Yearly Archives: 2009
FAMILY TRAGEDY and Estranged Relationships
How can you handle these MAJOR stresses? How to prepare This is a difficult subject, so why not just take a deep breath in through your nose, and exhale through your mouth. Doing a bit of mindful breathing will aid … Continue reading
Have you been wronged by family, friends, or peers?
How do you quell anger, find peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation? There will be times in your life when you feel you someone has treated you unfairly. Whether your feelings are legitimate or not, whether you are to blame or not, … Continue reading
Are You On the Edge?
Learn the Secrets of Resilience: Here and Now These are tough times. With job losses (which includes financial stress as well), foreclosures, the threat of a health pandemic, and war, it is not surprising that stress is mounting. Life can … Continue reading
Emotional Pain and Stress
We have all shared the common experience of pain during our lifetimes. We use pain as a guideline to our physical health and safety. Our intelligence alerts us to try to correct whatever is causing the pain. When the pain … Continue reading
SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder
Over one and one-half million people experience this disorder each year Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that affects a person during the same season each year. If you get depressed in the winter, but often … Continue reading
Early Warning Signs of Stress
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms it is time you take charge of your life, and begin to REALLY learn to manage your stress. Sudden weight loss or weight gain Tired but can’t sleep, excessive fatigue Speech difficulties, … Continue reading
THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING RUSH BEGINS AND ADDITIONAL STRESS IS BORN.
STOP! READ THIS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE It doesn’t matter if you are buying into the “black Friday” shopping hysteria, preparing for a trip, having company, or just fighting additional traffic in the stores and on the road. If you … Continue reading
THANKSGIVING and STRESS
Don’t Hurry to Death! Over thirty-three million people will be traveling by car this year for the Thanksgiving holiday. Tradition dictates we cook fabulous meals (which usually means you will spend more money at the grocery store), visit relatives, or … Continue reading
CHILDREN – SCHOOL – STRESS!
How to Cope School is on and parents are all handling it differently! Some can hardly wait for school let out for the holidays, to get the children back to the home environment, and be free of replenishing supplies that … Continue reading
IF YOU ARE LONELY or DEPRESSED…
WALK! Do it! Here’s the deal. You don’t have to be a marathon walker. You don’t have do anything special. Just walk and swing your arms a bit with some “mustered up” enthusiasm This is why. It is just the … Continue reading