How Do I Cope With My Stress?
In a previous blog (What is Stress?) I described the three components of stress: (1) a potential stressor, (2) what your mind tells you (your self-talk) about it and your ability to cope with it and (3) a stress response that kicks in if you feel unable to cope with it. When you start to view stress this way you begin to change. You no longer see stress as something that just happens to you, and is beyond your control. Stress becomes more than just “bills, traffic, the government,” or other things that exist independently of you. You begin to realize that the way you view these...
Read MoreCoaches: Why You Need my New Stress Coaching Course
Dear Coach, You have dedicated your life to helping others. It is your life’s calling, your mission but lately you feel caught between caring for your own children and aging parents and your clients. The stress and strain of being sandwiched in the middle is starting to get to you. Stress is Complicated If you are like me, you probably get insulted when so-called, “stress coaches” try to sell you band-aid approaches to managing stress. You know, they lead-in with lines like “Banish Your Stress Forever” or “Be Stress Free in 10 Minutes”...
Read MoreRelax Away Your Stress; Free Webinar
These are stressful times. Working for a living, raising kids, caring for parents and loved ones and being involved in your community leaves little time to relax your body and mind and get rid of the by-products of stress. You need to put your body into a relaxed state to counter the effects of stress-related muscle tension and nervous energy. If you don’t relax, the tension and nervous energy builds and builds until it gets to the breaking point and starts to cause serious physical and mental health problems. So I’ve been thinking about this and what I can do to help you discover...
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean to Relax?
What does relaxation mean to you? Does it mean: sitting in your favorite chair and reading a good book? swinging idly in a hammock? playing a round of golf with friends? walking lazily on the beach? floating on a raft in your pool on a warm summer day? You probably noticed that the things I just described are activities, things you do to get relaxed. So if these are the activities you choose to get relaxed, what is relaxation all about? In short, relaxation is a state of being that involves what is going on in your mind as well as your body. One way to understand this better is...
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Dr. Rich Blonna
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