Tag: Stress
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Managing Holiday Overwhelm: A Christmas Reflection on Mindfulness and Mental Health
Managing Holiday Overwhelm: A Christmas Reflection on Mindfulness and Mental Health
The holidays can bring both beauty and chaos, and many people experience stress, grief, or emotional overwhelm this time of year. In this reflective holiday story, therapist Leslie Tourish, LPC, describes an unexpected moment in Chicago that reminded her how easily we lose sight of meaning in the busyness of the season. She offers practical…
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10 Effective Stress-Management Strategies
10 Effective Stress-Management Strategies
Stress: Why do we have it? Stress is the taproot of our survival system. Without it we wouldn’t have the motivation to get out of bed, nor the sense of preservation to look both ways when crossing the street. Therefore, stress in and of itself is as natural and part of the landscape as a…
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Banking on the Emotional Bank Account
Banking on the Emotional Bank Account
Deep within us lies an accountant. He rolls up his sleeves, pulls his green visor firmly down, and begins to tabulate. Rows and rows of deposits are measured against rows and rows of withdrawals. At the end of each day, he calculates to determine one thing: Are we in the black or the red?
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7 Easy Steps to Hypnotize Away Your Stress
7 Easy Steps to Hypnotize Away Your Stress
Common signs of stress include symptoms such as your mind seems to be racing, you find controlling your thoughts to be difficult, you are worried, irritable, or upset, you are preoccupied more often with reduced concentration, and it’s difficult to fall asleep or fall back to sleep once awake.
Leslie Tourish LPC 