My life constantly conspires to stress me.  It doesn’t seem to matter what I do, or how much stress I’ve recently got on top of, something always turns up to fling me back into the path of stressed out.  But I am pleased to report that the latest episode of totally unexpected stress has finally [...]

Big businesses recognize the importance of stress relief for their workers and customers. In fact stress relief techniques and stress management programs are in increasingly high demand. But what can you do to cope with your stress right now? Here are a five quick stress busting tips you can use today to lower your stress: [...]

Everyone I have ever met has complained at some point, that they are feeling stressed out.  In fact, stress is the great equalise.  It cuts across race, religion, social class, age, gender, sexuality, occupation etc.  The great and the good as well as newborn babies, teen, the elderly etc all get stressed.  The only differences between all these people (newborn [...]

Stress does not respect age, gender, wealth, ethnicity, ability, IQ, EG, the great, the good or anything else for that matter!  Everyone I know suffers stress at some point in their lives.  Absolutely everyone.  And as far as I can make out, they only differ from each other in two respects: the extent to which [...]

Biofeedback is a scary sounding term.  Many of us may have heard of it, but most of us probably do not really understand.  Yet biofeedback can help to reduce stress reduction through modification of behavior.  Biofeedback works as a way to measure one’s physiological responses to something, and then as a way to control those responses.   [...]

Have you ever discovered something you thought was ”brand new” to you, which on closer inspection actually turned out to be one of your all-time favourite items?  That’s exactly what happened to me recently! Let me explain. Last year we managed to get away for a few days (and three glorious nights) without the little ones for the [...]

Stress affects everyone. No-one is completely immune. So what sorts of factors determine who is more vulnerable to the harmful effects of stress?

Today’s modern world is a high stress environment.  With world news coming at you 24/7, it can be difficult to switch off and relax.  But that is exactly what you must do if you are ever going to reduce your stress levels. High stress levels lead to difficulty sleeping.  And a lack of sufficient quality [...]

Are you a strong believer in the saying, “When it rains, it pours?”  Or do you feel like your whole life revolves around Murphy’s Law – where anything that can go wrong will go wrong?  Some people feel as if they’re always getting beaten up by stress – and they begin to suffer both mental [...]

In today’s financial crisis credit crunch world, relationships are coming increasingly under stress.  And as money worries are often cited as one of the main reasons why couples spilt, does financial stress necessarily mean you are heading for the divorce court?  Of course not, if you take time to focus on your relationship and sort [...]

Women often act as stress support systems for everyone they know – partner, friends, family, kids, aging parents, boss and this means that the stress they’re under can be very intense.  Yet women often find it very difficult to relax and de-stress.  They may even think it selfish!  However, stress can have serious detrimental effects [...]

If you know anything about me, you’ll probably know that I’m in ebook writing mode – which I’m doing from scratch!  It will be all my own thoughts and words.  Short blog posts and articles I can do easily, but this is very different.  I’m about as far out my comfort zone as I would [...]