A Hilarious Way to Lower Stress
, I love to laugh. Some of my favorite memories are times spent with friends laughing so hard, doubled over, struggling to catch a breath. And then just when we thought we were in control someone would snort and the laughter would start all over. Such delight! How long has it been since you had […]
Rewire Your Brain for Joy
In a typical day at work do you see more problems or solutions? Do you notice negative emotions more or positive ones? If you lean towards seeing problems or focusing on negative emotions then welcome to the human race! Our brains are wired to look for problems and dangers. This is a great thing if […]
What Do You Control?
It seems like work-stress is as common as fur balls in cats or lint in dryers. Most people I talk to are barely keeping up with the workload and then… another huge roadblock is placed by a manager or client derailing progress, the company goes through a restructuring, a favorite boss leaves for a […]
The Road to Bliss!
As we move into January many of us take time to reflect on the past year. For most of us that is just a nice way to say that we spend a good chunk of time feeling guilty for what we did NOT accomplish last year. That weight we did not lose, the promotion […]
Get Back In Your Body!
Have you ever had an “out of body experience?” I’m betting that if you have a normal stress-filled job then you have daily “out of body experiences.” Let me explain… You wake up with your mind already buzzing, worrying about how you will even come close to keeping up with your long list of […]
Surviving Till the Weekend!
There’s been numerous songs written, an acronym popularized (TGIF) and ads created all about the relief that comes at the end of the work-week. We groan loudly to our fellow workers about how much we are looking forward to the weekend. We breathe a sigh of relief when Wednesday passes and we are on the […]
Instantly Lower Your Stress…
There is a story told that when Native American’s first met the white man they thought he was not breathing. Their natural way of breathing was with relaxed, deep, belly breaths. In contrast the white men tended to breathe with tense, shallow breaths. So with a big thanks to many of our ancestors that is […]