Eustress

Good and Bad Stress

Good and Bad Stress

The study on 29,000 people over eight years found that how you view stress impacts your health far more than the stress itself. Think of it this way. If you believe an upcoming meeting is exciting, your body will respond positively. Read on to learn how to distinguish between experiences for growth.

Striving for a Stress-Free Life?

Striving for a Stress-Free Life?

When we focus only on the negative impacts of stress, we are not seeing the whole picture. That's because stress is both good (eustress) and bad (distress). Here are some of the factors which influence whether we interpret stress as a good or bad, and if we should really be aiming for a stress-free life…