We live in an age where the smartphone, computer and fax make communication much easier and faster. These information machines convert data and graphics into electromagnetic formats and move them at high speed. A document can be posted from New York to New Orleans in a few days; it can Read more…
Women carry the weight of the world on their backs. Between family life, professional strains, and a to-do list a mile long, a woman wouldn’t be considered human if she didn’t succumb to the stress on occasion. If counting to 10 no longer works to relieve your stress or helps Read more…
Worry is a futile emotion. Apart from creating stress and anguish it achieves little. To say “I’m worried about climate change” does not actually improve the situation at all. It certainly brings about changes in your mood and physiology but nothing is achieved. Substitute the word worry for more practical Read more…
Stress has long been known to increase the risk of illness and disease, including depression, heart disease and infectious diseases, but it wasn’t always clear as to exactly how it influenced one’s immune system. A 2012 study out of Carnegie Mellon University revealed chronic psychological stress is linked to the Read more…
It’s tough to remember how obnoxious you may have been as a kid when your own children seem to be striving for top honors in that category. While a mommy meltdown may seem like the natural reaction in many situations, you always have alternatives. Junior uses your bra as a Read more…
Getting a good nights sleep is sometimes easier said than done. People face so many pressures just getting to and from work that winding down at the end of the day can be a significant challenge. Reaching for a bottle of whiskey doesn’t help either because alcohol has long been Read more…
The term ‘residual stress’ is often used to describe a phenomenon in manufacturing that results in a solid material continuing to be affected by stress even once the original cause of stress has been removed. For instance, due to temperature gradients, structural changes or deformations. This term also serves a Read more…
Being pregnant is a very exciting and happy time for any couple and especially the first time you go through it together. While the prospect of having a child together is a wonderful one though, it can also place a fair amount of strain on you both and cause quite Read more…
Articles on stress and pregnancy will typically focus only on the women and any advice for men will tend to say things like ‘just suck it up’. The woman is the one who is going through the intense physical and mental changes and who mustn’t be made stressed and so Read more…
Low self-esteem can be a devastating thing to experience and can take the joy out of much of life. Not only that but being low in confidence can also actually sabotage our success in multiple areas life: preventing us from taking chances or putting ourselves forward. ‘Curing’ low self-esteem is Read more…