Tips for Coping with Stress

You no longer have to resort to the above!

I'm really excited to be facilitating a workshop on behalf of Lovely Life this month on coping with stress.  I see it as being highly interactive and informative.  I'm going to present a lot of information about stress and its affects on a person and I hope that people will leave with a plan of action! There is limited space so contact me at robin@lovelylife.ca for more information or click on our "contact us" at the www.lovelylife.ca  website.

Stress is the kind of thing that you have to get really active with.  You have to figure out what the major causes of stress are in your life and then get really focused with behavioural changes.  It requires taking charge of your thoughts, emotions, your schedule, your environment and negative coping strategies.  The amazing thing is that little changes make HUGE differences.

Stress is a killer!  It increases blood pressure, weakens our immune system and can increase risks of all sorts of diseases including cancer.  It costs Canadian businesses $1.7 Billion per year on average!

I really enjoy working with stress and burnout because I have LOTS of personal experience with it... who doesn't!  We live in such a high paced stressful time but we don't have to let it take us over.

Here are my top 10 tips for decreasing stress:
1. Manage time effectively.
2. Plan meals in advance.
3. Engage in a couple of minutes of deep breathing every day.
4. Change/stop negative and intrusive thoughts and replace with happy, joyful thoughts
     (takes a lot of patience and practice).
5. Ask for help when needed.
6. Avoid or decrease time with individuals who suck you dry of energy!
7. Focus on the positive.
8. Be grateful for what you have.
9. Practice Relaxation exercises (tense muscles and release).
10. Get 10-20 minutes of physical exercise at least once per week.

Here is a bonus, come to my workshop if you are in the Kingston area and learn more!