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Don't Be Stressed! Manage Your Stress!

Stress is an inevitable part of life and learning to cope is a critical component of a healthy body and mind.  


Do you know how to deal with stress? What ways are best for dealing with stress? Here are some ideas of how you can better manage your stress.

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Change Your Attitude and Outlook

There are many things in life that we simply cannot control and sometimes acknowledging that lack of control is enough. This starts by changing our attitudes so that we can have a more positive outlook on life. 

 

  1. Stay Positive 
  2. Adopt a Mantra You Believe In
  3. Embrace Vulnerability 
  4. Reframe Situations 
  5. Practice Mindfulness

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Explore 50 practical ideas for managing stress in our lives. 


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Try Physical Activity to Manage Stress

Develop Healthy Coping Mechanisms to Manage Stress

Adopt Value-based Living to Manage Stress

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Stretch it Out

Housework

Schedule Exercise

Choose Activity 

Take a Hike

Adopt Value-based Living to Manage Stress

Develop Healthy Coping Mechanisms to Manage Stress

Adopt Value-based Living to Manage Stress

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Create a Financial Plan

Become a Lifelong Learner

Be Honest

Align Yourself

Manage your Time


Develop Healthy Coping Mechanisms to Manage Stress

Develop Healthy Coping Mechanisms to Manage Stress

Develop Healthy Coping Mechanisms to Manage Stress

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Stay Organized

Meditation

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Pamper Yourself

Discover a New Hobby

Conflict Resolution

Solve the Problem

Empower Others to Take Action

Get a Coach

List It 

Color

Improve Yourself to Manage Stress

Form Healthy Habits to Manage Stress

Develop Healthy Coping Mechanisms to Manage Stress

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Get More Sleep

Set Boundaries

Seek Professional Help

Prioritize Listening

Increase your Emotional Intelligence

Dream about the Future

Prioritize Yourself

Take Vitamins

Be Creative


Form Healthy Habits to Manage Stress

Form Healthy Habits to Manage Stress

Form Healthy Habits to Manage Stress

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Be an Early Bird

Set Yourself Up for Success

Set Goals 

Change Your Tendencies 

Plan Your Meals

Nutrition

Hydrate

Get Ready for Bed

Take Action to Manage Stress

Form Healthy Habits to Manage Stress

Form Healthy Habits to Manage Stress

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Acts of Kindness

Reach Out to Someone

Live Intentionally

Address your Bucket List

Get Outdoors

Use Music

Slow Down

Read the full article to learn more

References

Cited from 50 Ways to Manage Stress by Erica Thomas. 


[1] Mayo Clinic Staff, Mindfulness Exercises: See how Mindfulness Helps You Live in the Moment. Mayo Clinic, September 15, 2020. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/mindfulness-exercises/art-20046356


[2] Linda and Charlie Bloom, Reframing: The Transformative Power of Suffering. Psychology Today, December 14, 2017. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stronger-the-broken-places/201712/reframing


[3] Brenè Brown, Rising Strong (First edition). New York: Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House, 2015.


[4] James Clear, Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. New York: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2018.


[5] Patrick Lencioni, Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity to The Most Important Organization in Your Life. J-B Lencioni Series, 2008.


[6] Nadine Burke Harris, The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.


[7] Howard Gardner and Emma Laskin, Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership, New York: BasicBooks, 1995.


[8] Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, New York: Random House, 1990.


[9] MentalHealth.gov, What is Mental Health? Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, May 28, 2020. https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/what-is-mental-health


[10] Henry Cloud and John Sims Townsend, Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publisher House, 1992.


[11] Mary Louise Kelly, Author Interviews: For Poet Maggie Smith, An Ending Was the Beginning of Her New Book. All Things Considered, Npr.org, October 9, 2020. https://www.npr.org/2020/10/09/922197272/for-poet-maggie-smith-an-ending-was-the-beginning-of-her-new-book


[12] Daniel Goleman, Working with Emotional Intelligence, New York: Batman Dell a Division of Random House, 1998.


[13] Lucy, Dayman, Ikigai: The Japanese Concept of Finding Purpose in Life and How This Age-Old Ideology Can Help You Find Happiness. Savvy Tokyo, January 15, 2020. https://savvytokyo.com/ikigai-japanese-concept-finding-purpose-life/

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