Last series, we talked about the things that you should ADD to your daily routine to decrease your stress. The hope was that you could add things into your day and it would crowd out the things that add to your stress and suck life from you. That can be a tough ask at times. It means that you have to have really solid boundaries and won't allow other tasks and obligations to encroach on your stress relieving activities and techniques. This week, we are talking about what you

Now this sounds ridiculous, but let me explain! Our world is spinning faster and faster! We have less time than ever for the things that truly bring us joy! So, this series, we are looking at how to decrease stress and improve our overall health and well-being! With so many things on our plate, we are constantly forced to choose between the things that serve other people or the things that serve us! Generally, we choose to do the things that serve other people. These things m

Our world gets faster and faster! Every day, there is a new technology that allows you to cram something else into your day. There is something new to allow you to be "more efficient". However, the way to reducing your stress is actually less....it's not more efficient! It's just LESS! So, how can I tell you what to ADD to your life, when we should be taking things away?!?! Great question, I'm glad you asked! By adding these things to your life, my hope is that it helps to cr

Do you remember that one time that you worked for 6 weeks straight? You were working like 80 hour work weeks...you ate like crap...you barely got any sleep...you were constantly thinking about the problem you were trying to solve... If this hasn't actually happened to you, can you imagine now that it did? At the end of that, how did you feel? Like you wanted to keep going? Or did you just need a break? A little R&R? A minute to relax...to gather your thoughts and to become yo

During this time of our lives, we are concerned with avoiding disease and illness. This week, we have been talking about the secrets of avoiding disease. Today we are talking about decreasing the amount of stress in your life to allow your body to be able to properly fight disease and keep you healthy! There are many areas of our lives that can affect your stress. Ultimately, all of the stress that you have in your life can affect your ability to fight or avoid disease, eithe