Here’s a quick and easy tool taken directly from Chapter 4 of: “The Stress Relief Toolbox: For Women Who Take Care of Everyone But Themselves.” It may seem counter intuitive to smile when feeling stressed, but it actually works to reduce stress symptoms. A study at the University of Kansas, published in Psychological Science, demonstrated the positive affects of smiling, even if it is not a genuine smile. Simply by using those facial muscles needed to smile, participants activated a positive physiological response. The positive physiological response was not found in the participants who had…
With September already in full swing and summer coming to a close, it’s a great time to get focused on what’s up for the rest of the year. Yes, we are at the last quarter of the year and as we all know, this last part seems to fly by even faster than all the other months! I hope you used your summer to play and relax because, that is, in my opinion, what summers are for. But now, as it’s “back in school” time, you may be ready to tackle some things you’ve put…