It Is Possible For You to Reduce Your Stress
…t to Brickel & Associates to learn more about our teletherapy options during the stay-at-home orders or other resources to manage stress during this stressful time….
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Parenting During Times of Stress
…good news is: Kids are resilient! Even if they are showing some signs of distress now, most children fully recover from times of stress on their own. And by taking care of yourself, practicing self-compassion, and communicating with your kids, you will be modeling and teaching them effective and healthy ways to cope with and overcome this challenging time and any future challenges they may face. Resources for Parents: Just For Kids: A Comic Explor…
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How to Stop Anxiety
…, we help free ourselves from the mental and physical reactions we have to stress. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, brings together mindfulness meditation and yoga has further proven to strongly reduce symptoms of anxiety and relieve individuals from pain. 2. Practice self-compassion – According to findings by leading self-compassion researcher, Kristin Neff, “self-compassion is associated with significantly l…
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Stress Counseling Can Slow Aging: Strengthening the Mind-Body Connection
…eling on women with cervical cancer in order to investigate a link between stress reduction and telomeres. Astoundingly, they have found that not only did stress counseling slow the shortening of the telomeres, but are in fact, but the telomeres were getting longer, a definite slow to the aging process. Nelson’s research has been supported by other leading research scientists and strengthens the link between the mind and the body. It is one step t…
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How to Stop Worrying
…learning how to stop worrying. Writing helps declutter the mind and reduce stress. Studies have shown that writing about emotions may help relieve stress and trauma. One study even found that writing about their worries prior to an exam actually boosted students’ performance. Keeping a journal or even just taking a few minutes to write down our worries may help us create some distance from the feelings that are overpowering us. If writing offers c…
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New Benefits of Mind-body Interventions
…account, all three programs contributed to a reduction in both anxiety and stress.” Considering the negative physical effects of stress, not to mention its unpleasant intrusion on our emotional state, it seems there’s a solid argument for trying a mind-body intervention. Perhaps, by incorporating a daily meditation or a yoga practice, we can experience the tangible benefits for ourselves. And how nice to imagine that something that makes us feel m…
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Silence the Inner Voice That’s Stressing You Out
…eal solution to those nagging (at times terrorizing) thoughts that lead to stress. The mere mention of the word stress is enough to make our heads spin with thoughts of to-do lists, meetings, schedules, social calendars, kids, work, money. Whatever the trigger mechanism is, it’s always there to distract us from any potential sense of calm. When we allow our negative thoughts to take over, we spend precious energy handling the symptoms of stress in…
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Tips for Coping with Coronavirus Stress
…eing in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings.” Even having a household plant nearby can help us feel less stress, while looking at photos of the outdoors can help us stay calm and focused. Nature can have remarkable calming and healing effects on how we feel and can be a powerful tool in coping with anxiety. 9. Practice Optimism and Gratitude Last but not least, we can make effor…
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VIDEO: Mindfulness Meditation and Stress Reduction
…we’re more in a state of healthfulness all the time. And not in a state of stress. Because stress is what’s killing America. And it’s not getting any better. We’re in a bigger rat race. And we need more, more, more, more and better and it’s just killing us. So this is the antidote to that, I think. It’s what I discovered and I was your Type A Washington journalist, running around like a nut job, you know. And this really woke me up to how else I c…
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The Simplest & Most Effective Technique I’ve Found for Reducing Stress
…ow, we’ve all heard about the benefits of practicing mindfulness to reduce stress. However, the very idea of practicing mindfulness can feel daunting to many of us. So, in the hopes of making 2018 a less stressful year for you, I’m going to offer one simple, quick and foolproof method for decreasing anxiety: 4-7-8 breathing. Here’s how it works. Breathe in through your nose for four seconds. Hold the breath for seven seconds. Breathe out through y…
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