Articles Posted in the " stress " Category


  • Stress and Community Building?

    Do you deal with stress? Yes, if you’re alive, your answer has to be yes. We know that stress is a “given” in life, but Kelly McGonigal shares that stress comes bearing a gift! Come by the LFI porch to learn more!


  • Will You Prevail?

    I have mentioned already that I’ve been taking a Positive Psychology course  at Udemy.com (which I highly recommend). On re-listening today I picked up something I missed on the first listen. The instructor is talking about the..



  • Are You a Victim or an Adventurer?

    Never mind the dictionary definitions of these words.  I’m talking about these ones: Victim: one who feels he or she is always getting the short end of the stick, who always has troubles galore and lives beneath..


  • What is Normal?

    I watched a great documentary program called Doc Zone recently, an episode called “The Age of Anxiety”. It was about the over-prescribing of drugs for what are now known as anxiety disorders. People interviewed said what we..


  • 7 Ways to Manage Stress Over the Holidays

    Do you find the holidays stressful? It’s such a busy time with high expectations of perfection, “comfort and joy”. How do you manage it so that you actually can enjoy it? This year we have activities planned..


  • Despair: How to Carry On

    “I get knocked down but I get up again you’re never gonna keep me down” ~ Chumbawamba We can’t pretend it’s always easy. Life has ups and downs and sometimes many challenges seem to come at once…