In Monday's newsletter, I sent out the poll in this blog. After a few thousand responses (yes, I've asked this before), we have some definitive top stressors. Here are some resources to understand and manage them. If you have something that's stressing you and you don't see it here, feel free to write about it in the comments, or post about it in the Stress Management Forum. (If you do, there's a good chance you'll be reading a new article about it here soon!)

Job Stress
Yes, job stress ranked as the biggest stressor faced by readers! Learn more about job stress and how to handle it here.

Relationship Stress
Relationship stress ranked #2 (but it's a very close race still!), and with good reason: the toll of conflict in relationships is pretty heavy. Learn how relationship stress can affect you, and find resources for keeping your relationships healthy.

Money Stress
Finances ranked as the third-highest stressor. Learn how stressing about money can affect your health, and find out what you can do to safeguard yourself.

Parenting Stress
If your kids are a major source of stress, you're not alone! Here's more on how parents experience stress raising kids, and resources for easier parenting.

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Lately, we've been focusing on attitudes and perspectives that can relieve stress, and that's an important part of stress relief, but there's something to be said for good old-fashioned simplicity. If you have fewer sources of stress in your life, obviously your stress response will be triggered less. Here are some ways to de-stress your lifestyle. Put a few of them in practice, and you may be surprised by how much less stressed you feel!

Simplify Life With Automatic Stress Relievers
Here are some things you can do once that will relieve ongoing stress in your life--what a great ROI!

5 Ways to Simplify Life
Here are five effective ways to cut down on stress from virtually all areas of your life--both the obvious stress that you obsess over, and the more subtle stress that drains you without your being aware of it!

How To Say No
It's important to set boundaries with people, or you'll end up overwhelmed, and pleasing no one! Here are some simple ways to do what's often more difficult than it sounds: say "no"!