Stress Less For Health

 For some this time of the year is an opportunity to review the past year. A time to celebrate the successes and plan for the year ahead. Do you set New Years' Resolutions? Or perhaps you set out goals, complete a vision board and take action every day to work toward your goals. No matter your style, making up your mind and being in the right frame of mind will be key to your actions and successes or the opposite. Are you like me and enjoy lifelong learning, through books or courses? One book I have been able to read over the past few years is Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck. This book goes on to share how our successes in all areas of life are affected by how we approach our goals.  Who will be clipping pictures and phrases out of magazines and putting together a vision board to help put your goals on top of your mind each and every day? This visual reminder of why you are doing what you are doing will play a key to your success for the year ahead. No...

 Death is going to happen to all of us at some point. How we deal with that loss is what will make a difference in the rest of our life. I lost my Dad last October and then stepped up to help my Mum through her journey of grief and being single again. I went through a grief book to manage my feelings and emotions so that I could be present for my Mum. Mum and I spend the next 40 days together living between my home and her home and navigating our relationship.  When I was a girl, my Mum called me her best friend, but at a point, I didn't want my Mum as my best friend I wanted someone around my age with similar interests to be my best friend. I pulled away from my Mum and started seeking my friends. I have always been there for my parents, but Mum would ignore me for periods of time for some reason or another. We definitely butted heads now that I am an adult and making my own decisions about life. I did my best to be there for my Mum. Including her in activities and having a f...

  Stress can be caused by good and bad experiences and for some, the holidays can add extra stress. There are many possible reasons for holiday stress and solutions to manage stress over the holidays. 1) Being alone for the holidays There may be times in your life when a holiday may come and your schedule or health may not allow you to travel to spend the festivities with your family. This has happened to me and I learned to find ways to manage my holiday time. At times, I enjoy being alone, even eating alone. If it has been an extremely stressful time at work and in life, then having some downtime at home may be just what the doctor ordered. But at times like this, there are ways to get out of your home, like being adopted by friends or going out to a restaurant and sitting at the bar to socialize with other singles for the evening. Another option is to invite a few friends over and make it a potluck and a games night. Take the opportunity to try something new, create new ho...