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How Optimists are Healthier and Less Stressed

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If you’ve ever told your child to look on the bright side, or taught them to see the glass as half full, you might wonder if there are real benefits to positive thinking. As it turns out, people who are more optimistic about their future actually tend to be significantly healthier. Many studies show that […]

How An Always On Work Culture Damages Workers and Employers

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The glamorization of high-pressure work environments, like the infamous “996” culture (where staff work from 9am until 9pm 6 days a week), often portrays relentless dedication and long hours as key to career success. A PR boss at Chinese tech firm Baidu publicly apologized in May after glorifying a work-till-you-drop culture. Qu Jing advised staff […]

What Kind of Stress Eater Are You?

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The relationship between stress and food is a complex one. Stress hormones like cortisol can increase food cravings, especially for energy-rich foods like sugar and fat. For others, stress-related digestive issues like nausea or constipation will reduce their appetite. For many, stress can trigger emotional eating, where individuals turn to comfort foods do satisfy some […]

Developing Trust in Relationships to Control Stress

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Trust is the bedrock upon which meaningful relationships are built. It’s the invisible thread that weaves together intimacy, security, and happiness. But what happens when this foundation crumbles? When doubt, suspicion, and fear creep into your life, how do you rebuild trust and find peace? It is surely a very stressful experience when the foundations […]

5 Steps for Controlling Your Emotions

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Do you have good emotional control or do you lose yourself easily? Do you want to know how to acquire or improve your self-control? Emotional control is a crucial skill that everyone should acquire. It’s interesting how people who are connected to the world via the internet get involved in studying so many subjects or […]

4 Techniques for Resolving Conflicts Without Stress

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Today we’re going to look at ideas on how to manage emotions in your relationships so that they are more effective in marriage, in the extended family, in your religious community, or at work. We all experience pleasant and unpleasant feelings on a daily basis. And when we strive to cultivate good feelings, which depend […]

What About Yoga for Stress Control?

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There is hardly any book or program that teaches stress management and does not mention anything about Yoga and some form of Eastern Meditation. Yoga is praised for its relaxing properties and sought for stress relief, as well as touted for its benefits of improved flexibility, better mood and heightened mind-body awareness. There are thousands […]

Finding Peace In Your Crazy-Busy World

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We live in a topsy-turvy, fast-paced world. It’s easy in the rush of crammed, hectic schedules to neglect life’s most important priorities. There is more to life than increasing its speed. Our lives can easily become so busy…but oh, so barren. God has a special four-part “peace plan” to guide, strengthen, and inspire you with […]

Are You Stuck in the Clutter Trap?

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You arrived on earth without clutter. Your parents and doting relatives started you on a pathway to accumulation. By the time you were a year old, you had mounds of functional clothing, twenty outfits suitable for dress-up, too many stuffed animals to fit in your bed, custom-sized furniture, a silver spoon, and a plastic Winnie-the-Pooh […]

Make Driving a Less Stressful Experience

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A recent Time Magazine story reported that Americans spend an average of 204 hours a year commuting, and for most workers, that means driving their car. The same article cited numerous studies about the effects of so much time on the road, including increased levels of blood sugar and cholesterol, higher rates of depression and […]