7 Habits That Are Secretly Messing With Your Cortisol
There’s lots of talk about cortisol (which is commonly referred to as your body’s stress hormone) on social media, such as how to lower it, how to regulate it and signs that it’s too high.
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This Seemingly Harmless Work Habit Could Make You Look Incompetent
“I’ve just been so stressed lately with this big project!”
This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Hate Your Job
Everyone has bad days at work, but there are signs that employees need to watch out for before a bad week at the office turns into never-ending, debilitating work stress that is ruining your health.
6 'Soothing' Activities That Are Secretly Causing You More Anxiety
When you’re overwhelmed with stress, you may feel like curling up in a ball and not know how to pull yourself out of the funk. From watching hours and hours of TV to pretending the stress isn’t there, there are common “soothing” behaviors that we do to unwind that can cause more harm than good.
There Are 5 'Stress Languages.' Here's How To Figure Out Yours.
Have you ever been in an argument with someone and felt like the two of you were speaking different languages? Turns out that might not be too far off: Those difficulties in communicating could be due to differing stress languages, essentially a way of thinking about how you respond to challenging situations.
7 Boundaries Adult Children Should Consider Setting With Their Parents
Setting boundaries with your parents as an adult isn’t always easy. But it may be necessary for your own well-being and the health of the relationship.
I Left My 6-Figure Career To Find Happiness. Here's How I Did It.
“You might never wear high heels again,” my podiatrist said after diagnosing me with Morton’s neuroma, a painful thickening of tissue on the balls of my feet that can be brought on by unideal footwear choices. It felt like a death sentence for 20-something-year-old me living in New York City, the fashion capital of the world, but it was the least of my problems. I was 15-20 pounds heavier than I wanted to be, chronically stressed to the point that my hair was falling out, and my only mindfulness practice at the time was social smoking and eating pommes frites to soak up the alcohol after an evening of bar-hopping.
Feeling Irrationally Upset Over Little Things? Here's What You Should Do.
As the adage goes, “don’t sweat the small stuff.” But that might be easier said than done for many of us.
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