An article published in Scientific American reports on a new animal study that shows that a single, socially stressful situation can destroy newly created neurons in the hippocampus, the brain region involved in memory and emotion. Although most of...
Stress may cause excess abdominal fat in otherwise slender women. Non-overweight women who are vulnerable to the effects of stress are more likely to have excess abdominal fat, and have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a study...
Our Stress to Strength® and Stress Management Institute® team deserves full credit for our winning the Professional Services Category Award last Friday night at Logan Chambers of Commerce 2018 Business Distinction Awards to a sold-out audience at the Logan...
Recently I was interviewed for a series of videos around the key elements of stress. The interviewer asked me to talk about the physical, chemical and emotional aspects of stress. One of our recently graduated Stress Management Practitioners, Dr...
On June 14, 2017 a study by Robert Half Australia reported that Australian workplaces are expected to become (even) more stressful in the future. 76% of Australian CFOs believe the stress levels of their staff will increase over the...
Last Monday morning Judy and I met with Bob & Hannah Richards who are the Co-Founders of the ‘Paws for Hope and Understanding Inc.’ program. Bob had his wonderfully trained Collie Lara by his side in full harness during...
The year of 2018 has seen a surge in research studies that are all showing that an extra hour’s sleep can save your life. Moving from six hours to seven hours sleep a night can make a huge difference...
The burden of managing your stress falls largely with you. However, experts agree that there are many tools, techniques and strategies that can help you from “catching” stress. Most are far easier than you may think. To live a...