Stress LESS through Mindful Living®
Creating a stable, safe, kind home is the key to a great guest visit. Holiday gatherings can be tense. Also remember that you really have no idea what people are going through, whether it’s your brother-in-law that lost his job, your niece dropped out of school unexpectedly or your sister who has no health insurance.…
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Every family has its own holiday traditions, whether they’re new or have been passed down for generations. These holiday traditions are not only a great source of comfort; they also help improve health and reduce stress. Listed below are holiday traditions that may help lower your stress levels: Holiday Foods No matter what you traditionally…
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The holiday season is a beautiful time of year, but if you have recently lost a loved one, it can be a gloomy period. Even if your loved one passed away years ago, the sentimental nature of the season and the coming together of other family members can trigger beloved memories and cause you to…
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The holidays are a time filled with great expectations of joy and community, along with fears of potential chaos and stress. Visiting family members and friends are one of the highest ranked sources of holiday stress. The key to surviving the possibilities of mayhem is having a great plan. The following tips can turn visits…
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Holiday stress is exceptionally high this year. We are experiencing the pandemic, isolation, disorientation, cold winter weather, financial insecurity, and post-election stress all simultaneously. We all must take seriously the psychological and physical effects of stress this year. Find more stress tips at The Stress Institute. Look for Psychological Symptoms Anxiety Panic attacks Hypervigilance Outbursts…
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Financial literacy is something that most adults struggle with, not to mention children. According to TIME, when a number of Americans kids were tested on basic finance knowledge, the average was 48 percent- a failing grade. Luckily, there are agencies that are encouraging financial awareness in the next generation and one such organization is Girl…
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Let’s all do something a little different and uncomfortable this holiday season. You can give the greatest gift of the year by stepping out of your comfort zone and creating some joy in the lives of people you don’t know well. Instead of your holiday gathering filled with just the people you know, let’s all…
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Many people look forward to the holidays, but it can be a difficult time – physically, financially, and emotionally. The Gallup Organization published a survey showing 76 percent of American adults reported losing sleep between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. In fact, about half of respondents, 49 percent, reported losing three or more hours of…
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When it’s your turn to host the Thanksgiving dinner it can be a little stressful. Take a deep breath and reduce your stress with these five helpful tips. Thanksgiving is a big deal in America—millions of people return to their childhood homes to have delicious meals with their family. According to experts, 54.3 million Americans…
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Millions of us look forward to the holidays, but there are some aspects of the season that we dread. The holiday shopping rush is just the start. There’s also the hectic traveling schedules, the high expenses, and of course, the hostile relatives. If you need tips for keeping the peace between your loved ones this…
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