Tag: stress

YESTERDAY …

It was a busy day. It was fine with too many errands -- until evening came along. At which point, Kaitlin had a run of tachycardia with a heart rate of 145 beats/minute and a blood pressure of 80/60. Owen called the medics, but as is typical of this kind of thing, it lasts a … Continue reading YESTERDAY …

SOOOO TIRED …

Fandango’s Provocative Question #118 Feeling "depleted" is generally not just one thing. It's usually both emotional and physical and tweezing the two things apart can be complicated. For me, feeling depleted is almost always connected to at least two or three other things. The first and usually biggest issue is stress. A lot of us feel … Continue reading SOOOO TIRED …

DEALING WITH STRESS? – Marilyn Armstrong

Fandango’s Provocative Question #23 How To Deal With Stress 101 And now, it's mostly legal!

QUICK AND EASY STRESS CONTROL – PART 4

This is the final part of a four-part series. You can read the others here: Part I, Part 2, Part 3. Stress Everyday stress is a killer. Literally. The greatest damage from stress is caused by excessive triggering of the fight-or flight (stress) response. These throw your entire system into high gear on a chemical … Continue reading QUICK AND EASY STRESS CONTROL – PART 4

QUICK AND EASY STRESS CONTROL – PART 3

I 've talked about breathing and visualization as relaxation techniques. This week, I'd like to add a third element – movement. Coordinating breath and movement can calm you down, center you, clear your head, and focus your mind, and help the relaxation spread to the muscles throughout your body. Another benefit is that the physical movement gives … Continue reading QUICK AND EASY STRESS CONTROL – PART 3

EXPECT THE WORST – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I’ve figured out how to mentally and emotionally survive the next three years under Donald Trump. (If there is a God, please let it be only three years!). I’m not proud of the plan I’ve come up with. But I think it will work for me. It is not for the faint of heart. So … Continue reading EXPECT THE WORST – BY ELLIN CURLEY

QUICK AND EASY STRESS CONTROL – PART 2

Last week, I talked about using controlled breathing to turn off the "Fight or Flight Response" in your body and minimize the harmful effects of stress on your body. You can build on that to reduce stress even more. MIND AND BODY Reducing stress requires mind and body relaxing together. Mental relaxation is probably harder for most people -- for good reason. Most … Continue reading QUICK AND EASY STRESS CONTROL – PART 2

QUICK AND EASY STRESS CONTROL – PART 1

I was a Yoga teacher for eight years. My training taught me a lot about the interrelationship between the mind and the body, on a physiological, scientifically explainable level. Using that knowledge, I compiled some quick and easy stress control techniques for my students I call “On The Go Stress Control”. These are small things … Continue reading QUICK AND EASY STRESS CONTROL – PART 1

BOREDOM AS THERAPY – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I wrote a blog a while back about how I’ve grown to hate repetitive, routine household chores, like doing the laundry and washing the dishes. But things have changed. The Trump presidency has altered my perspective on a lot of things. Trump and his team have caused political whiplash and existential chaos, which, in turn, … Continue reading BOREDOM AS THERAPY – BY ELLIN CURLEY

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS – RICH PASCHALL

Avoiding Stress, by Rich Paschall Recently I attended a talk at work regarding avoiding stress.  We are in a deadline driven business and there can be a good deal of stress, so a talk on dealing with and reducing stress seemed like a good use of my time in a busy day. The speaker was … Continue reading NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS – RICH PASCHALL