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By Elizabeth Scott, M.S., About.com Guide since 2005

Attitude, Self Talk and Stress Created: Sunday, April 16, 2006 Updated: Sunday, June 02, 2013
Self talk is the internal dialogue we use to view the world, expain situations and communicate to ourselves, and the type of self talk you use--negative self talk or positive self talk--can affect ...
The Cost of Clutter Created: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Updated: Sunday, June 02, 2013
Many people live with a little clutter in their homes and offices--or a lot. But how is it affecting our stress levels? Learn about the different ways that clutter subtly but persistently robs us ...
How To Make A Life Plan: First Steps Created: Monday, January 17, 2011 Updated: Sunday, June 02, 2013
Many people have things they'd like to change in their lives in the areas of stress relief and wellness, and wonder how to make a life plan. Here are simple and effective steps to take to take sto...
Ongoing Tools for Stress Reduction Created: Monday, March 17, 2008 Updated: Sunday, June 02, 2013
Effective stress reduction requires some ongoing effort. Simple steps toward stress management, over time, add up to great rewards. The following stress reduction options are easy, convenient, su...
How To Manage The Stress Of Social Media Social Comparison Created: Friday, May 31, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
Social comparison is nothing new, but social media ups the ante. Sites like Facebook and Pinterest can create stress when people compare their real lives to the highlights of others' lives that the...
How To Talk To Kids About Stress Created: Friday, May 31, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
Kids face stress from many areas of life—school, friends, busy schedules, physical and emotional development—and they rely on the adults in their lives to help them learn to manage it. ...
Stress Management For Children Created: Friday, May 31, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
According to the American Psychological Association, stress is one of the top challenges that children face. Do your kids have a collection of coping techniques at their disposal that will enable ...
Reducing Tax Season Stress Created: Saturday, March 11, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Financial stress contributes to health problems and is a major cause of marital problems and divorce. Financial stress generally skyrockets during tax season, but this need not be the case. Here ...
Lessons For Happiness Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 01, 2013
A lot of happiness is related to perspective and attitude. While certain lifestyle factors do contribute to happiness or lack thereof, two people can share the same set of circumstances and one can...
Cope With A Crisis or Trauma Created: Thursday, April 19, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Sometimes events in our lives are traumatic enough to constitute a crisis, and stress levels are nearly unmanageable. What are some healthy ways to cope with a crisis and get through to the other ...
Retail Therapy and Stress Created: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Retail therapy -- the tendency to go shopping as a route to stress relief -- is a surprisingly common reaction to stress, but it also can contribute to stress in the long run.
How To Learn From Your Mistakes Created: Monday, March 01, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Developing the ability to learn from your mistakes is one of life's most important skills, and it's a process. Read some simple strategies to help you learn from your mistakes so that you can make...
Ways To Reduce Stress Created: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Life coaches often help people identify and eliminate their tolerations—those things in life that drain our energy, time, and sometimes even our bank accounts. Tolerations generally tend to ...
How To Have A Good Day - And Every Day Can Be One! Created: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
We all want to have good days. But can every day be a good day? Actually, yes. These simple tips can show you how to have a good day, and make every day the best it can be.
Relieve Stress With A Bath Meditation Created: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A bath meditation combines the standard benefits of meditation with the benefits of a soothing, hot bath, which can relax tired muscles, provide a relaxing atmosphere, and allow a temporary feeling...
Social Support - How to Create Truly Supportive Friendships Created: Sunday, February 05, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
All social support is not created equal. Here is what you need to know to create mutually supportive, enduring, truly healthy friendships that will bring you support, opportunity for personal grow...
Anger Problems: Effects of Poorly Managed Anger Created: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Anger problems can affect your health, your happiness and your life. Learn more about the research behind anger and what type of anger problems people experience as a result of poorly managed ange...
How To Minimize Summer Stress Created: Friday, June 01, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Summer can present many opportunities for fun, but summer stress is also extremely common and can take a significant toll. The following strategies can be especially timely during the summer season.
Do's and Don't's of Dealing With Anger Created: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Dealing with anger is something we all do. Well-managed anger can be a catalyst for positive change, while poorly handled anger can cause relationship and health problems, and stress in one's life...
Secret Causes of Summer Stress Created: Thursday, May 31, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Summertime…and the living is easy—right? Well, not always. While we tend to expect a more relaxed lifestyle during summer, and the season definitely has its perks, summer can bring it...
How To Move From Rumination To Healthy Emotional Processing Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Rumination--the tendency to negatively obsess on the unpleasant or stressful situations in life--has been shown to exacerbate stress levels. But what how can we process emotions in a positive way ...
Repetitive Thoughts: Emotional Processing or Rumination? Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Rumination, obsessive thinking, brooding--whatever you call it, repetitive negative thoughts can create stress! But how can we process emotions and generate solution--activities that can relieve s...
Resiliency Research: What We Know Created: Monday, October 25, 2010 Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013
Resiliency is something that can help us get through life's stresses and crises much more easily. Learn more about the research behind resiliency, and how to develop greater personal resiliency as...
Habits For Resilience Toward Stress Created: Saturday, June 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013
Certain habits can help you to feel less stressed, while other habits can minimize stress in the present and in the future by building resilience toward stress. Learn how to build your resilience ...
Multi-Expert Stress Relief Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
About.com Health is one of the top health sites online. With a variety of experts' input, stress management expert Elizabeth Scott shares some of the most effective stress relief strategies. See ...
Stress and Your Health Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Unmanaged stress can negatively affect many different aspects of your health. Learn about how stress can affect your heart health, longevity, and other aspects of wellness, and find resources to m...
Maintain A Sense of Humor Created: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Updated: Sunday, April 07, 2013
Life can be extremely challenging at times. One coping technique you can use virtually anytime and anywhere is your sense of humor. Learn the value of humor for stress relief, and discover the se...
The Stress Management and Health Benefits of Laughter Created: Monday, January 30, 2006 Updated: Sunday, April 07, 2013
Research demonstrates the amazing health benefits of laughter. Laughing can relieve stress, increase pain tolerance and support the immune system, as well as serve several other healthy purposes. ...
Stressful Day? Here's How To Feel Better Created: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 06, 2013
Sometimes you just have "one of those days" where you feel overwhelmed by stress. Here are some strategies that can help you to deal with the stress of a difficult day and turn it into a day you m...
Unhealthy Responses to Stress and How These Bad Habits Affect You Created: Monday, August 07, 2006 Updated: Thursday, April 04, 2013
Do you find yourself dealing with stress in ways that you suspect may be creating more stress? The following are five of the most common unhealthy coping responses to stress, along with some of th...
Ten Things to Stop Doing If You Are Stressed Created: Sunday, March 25, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 04, 2013
Many of the things that cause us stress are out of our control. However, the impact that they have on us can be minimized by our thoughts and actions. Here are ten common things that exacerbate s...
Celebrate Stress Awareness Month Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 01, 2013
April is Stress Awareness Month, which provides the perfect impetus to learn more about stress management and create a life that includes less stress all year long. Find simple and effective tools...

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