Stress Archive
Photo by dreamsline When you are stressed, your body goes into what is called a “fight or flight” response to prepare to confront or avoid danger. Even day-to-day events can provoke a stress response, and can cause health problems, …
Some people in both their personal and professional lives have the tendencies to put off doing things until the last-minute. Whether cramming for a test the night before and pulling an all-nighter or writing up your part in a team assignment at work, they …
How are you handling all the things that are going on in your life? Imagine yourself as a Juggler and each of the things you’re dealing with at the moment are represented by one of the items you’ve got in …
Visualize the two of us sitting down face to face. In my role as an Employment Counsellor, let’s begin with the premise that the reason we are meeting has to do with working together to tackle your unemployment. Could be …
I am the mom of a five year old. I am a step-mom to two teenagers. I am a wife. I work full time as a social worker. Upon hearing this, many people just sigh and say “Oh honey, bless …
“In sickness and in sickness.” A quote from Jonathan Safran Foer’s newest novel Here I Am, and one that couldn’t be truer. It’s easy to care when it’s in health, but it’s in sickness and in sickness where those vows …
Stress can have an effect on us all. You might feel stress when you have a heavy workload, when dealing with kids misbehaving, or if you are going through a challenging time in your relationship. Stress is everywhere – and …
In today’s society, we thrive on performance, competition and perfection, which leads to an inevitable increase in stress levels. Normal, healthy levels of stress can be positive but too much of it can cause damage that is often underestimated, and …
At the Center for Youth Wellness policy convening on childhood adversity in San Diego last Thursday, I kept asking myself if we were having a new conversation or an old conversation, but with different people at the table. The fact that children who experience …
By: Kristine Alarcon There is a growing number of pediatricians who decided to go beyond a check up of their child patients. Some are looking into their family history and digging deeper. Doctors, including Dr. R.J. Gillespie, are taking into …