Stress Management

Symptoms of Stress and Burnout

Symptoms of Stress and Burnout

Daily life has been wholly uprooted over the past few years. We’ve learned to juggle a constant onslaught of dilemmas that we have never dealt with before. Here are the leading causes of burnout, and some of the many symptoms we can experience when stressed…

Feeling Burned Out?

Feeling Burned Out?

Remember March 2020? Most of us, including myself, thought that this thing called COVID-19 would be over in a few weeks. It’s not surprising that this chronic pandemic stress has increased the likelihood of burnout and severe mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, and substance use. In this blog, discover what burnout is and how to identify your sources of stress…

Be Here Now: Seek, Soak, Savor

Be Here Now: Seek, Soak, Savor

Even though we live in an intensified environment of uncertainty, there are various emotional regulation and coping strategies that we can use to minimize the adverse side effects of living with varying levels of uncertainty. One such coping strategy is savoring. Here’s how to savor a moment…

One Thing That's Certain: Uncertainty.

One Thing That's Certain: Uncertainty.

We like certainty. We are hard-wired to want to know what is happening and when. When things feel uncertain or when we don't feel safe, we become stressed. Why does this happen and what are the consequences? Read Part 1 of our series on uncertainty to learn more.

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…