Oftentimes, when feeling stressed, our minds go into overdrive and everything on the “to do” list can feel like it was suppose to have been done yesterday! This naturally leads to even more feelings of distress and overwhelm. Worries will start to creep in and all those “what-if’s” will start dancing around our heads. What to do? STOP, BREATHE, ASK! This is the perfect time to STOP!! Just shouting in your head STOP!! can give you a moment’s reprieve to regain a bit of balance. Or you can imagine a STOP sign or even a…
Feeling stressed, anxious, or worried can upset your heart’s natural coherent rhythms, which in turn send electromagnetic signals to the brain to release stress hormones. By focusing in on your heart as you breathe and engaging in a positive emotional feeling, you are supporting your heart’s innate intelligence to get back into a state of coherence. This quick exercise is a modified version on “The Quick Coherence Technique” created by The Heart Math Institute, and is Stress Relief Tool #4 in my book: The Stress Relief Toolbox: For Women Who Take Care of Everyone But…
Would you be surprised to discover that stress has been named as an underlying factor in up to 90% of illnesses? Would you be surprised to find that most of the people around you feel stressed much of the time? One of the best ways to manage stress in your life is to first become aware of exactly what it is that causes you stress, because if you can name the stressor, then you can take the necessary steps to minimize or eliminate it. One technique for dealing with stress is called, “Name It, Tame…
Happy End of January! Wow, January flew in and out quite quickly, eh? Ok, did you do that thing at the start of this year? You know that annual ritual of making New Year’s Resolutions that are usually based on a foundation of shame, of negating some part of yourself, with intentions of trying to fix you instead of creating what and who it is you really want to expand into? Well, if you did, how’s it going? This can be the time when you begin to wonder why the heck you chose that for…
Thoughts to Share: I’m amazed it’s been 2 years since I published my book: The Stress Relief Toolbox: For Women Who Take Care of Everyone But Themselves! just a little over 2 years ago now! Wow! Sometimes I find it hard to believe it’s already been published that long! At one time, I thought it might never happen! Talk about stress! Boy did I ever have to apply these tools for myself during those times of doubt and deadlines! It did happen and I’ve enjoyed hearing from people who have read it and used it…
I recently attended a family wedding in Florida. It was a lovely wedding and a chance to re-connect with my family in that part of the US. After the wedding, my husband and I spent 2 days right on Clearwater Beach at a beautiful luxurious hotel thanks to a family member who works there and secured us a fabulous room! We walked the beach, took a boat ride to watch dolphins and just relaxed and enjoyed our time away from our normal routines. We really appreciated our special time there! When we…