Be Your Best! Reduce Your Stress

 The words “teen” and “stress” are synonyms. The tumultuous teenage years span a period of growth from young teens, stressed about fitting in; becoming more independent of their parents, to older teens, stressed about getting a job or  going to college and moving fully into lives of their own. From pimples to peer pressure, to academic competition, to popularity contests, … Read more about this episode...

We’re all looking for ways to reduce our stress. We try going to the gym, we take classes, go for walks, listen to music and play sports. These may be helpful in reducing stress, but may not get at the root causes. Often stress is caused by physical issues (stomach pain, headaches, high blood pressure). People try going to their … Read more about this episode...

When you think about going to the dentist does your jaw clench? Does your stomach churn? Or do you avoid thinking about it all together? You are not alone. The fear of going to the dentist is pervasive: fear of pain, fear of needles, fear of costs, fear of being lectured at, fear of being out of control. The list … Read more about this episode...

Here’s a startling statistic: did you know that every year in the United States over 1.2 million students drop out of high school? That’s one student every 26 seconds – or 7,000 a day. Maybe you don’t have a child in high school, or your kids have graduated, but this statistic has meaning for all of us. It means we’re … Read more about this episode...

Life is one change after another. There are the small daily ones — a change in your calendar, you get an unexpected call, you have to take the bus to work rather than drive.  But it’s the big changes that really test your mettle with all the stressors they create:  leaving home and going off to college and suddenly you’re … Read more about this episode...

Parenting can be joyous, wonderful, wondrous, downright difficult, chaotic and… stressful. As a parent, you never know what’s coming next:  your son falls off his bike and fractures his wrist; the baby is screaming and you can’t figure out why; your teenager is off to…where? doing what?; your partner is all huffed up about something you said—or didn’t say— and … Read more about this episode...

 The words “teen” and “stress” are synonyms. The tumultuous teenage years span a period of growth from young teens, stressed about fitting in; becoming more independent of their parents, to older teens, stressed about getting a job or  going to college and moving fully into lives of their own. From pimples to peer pressure, to academic competition, to popularity contests, … Read more about this episode...

When you think about sports, the word “stress” immediately jumps to mind. Whether you’re playing on the football field, the basketball court, in the swimming pool, at the track, or on the baseball diamond  you’re going to experience stress. The pressure to perform well, the desire to be your best, the need to win, having all those eyes looking at … Read more about this episode...

Stress can totally derail us. While just the right amount of stress can be helpful in giving you the “juice” you need to perform, you may often become stressed out— at home, at work, or at school. This brings on “the stress response”— turning on the “fight or flight” response. The stress hormones—adrenaline and cortisol— start pumping through your system … Read more about this episode...