Stress management

Stress management is defined as the tools, strategies, or techniques that reduce stress and reduce the negative impacts stress has on your mental or physical well-being. A variety of techniques can be used to manage stress. These include mental, emotional, and behavioral strategies. When stress management is used regularly and in response to stressful life events, we can optimize our well-being (take this Why Managing Stress Is Important Stress can be acute (e.g., in response to a lion) or chronic (e.g., in response to a stressful job we've had for years).Stress can come from work, finances, relationships, and a variety of other places, but stress can also come from inside the body, from illnesses or inflammation. These stressful events initiate activation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis. And the greater the stress we have, the greater the activation of the HPA axis [1]. When we get stressed, we may at first feel energized. That’s because cortisol gives us the energy we need to escape predators or fight disease and inflammation [1].But when we are stressed too much, we can start to feel wired from too much of too little cortisol ( Some of the most important activities for stress management include optimizing sleep, eating, and exercise. Sleep Insufficient sleep contributes to greater HPA axis activation [2]. That's why stress management should include improving duration and quality of sleep. To start, be sure to block out TVs, phones, and computers) at lea...

Manage Stress and Manage Your Health Stress happens, especially these days. (One in two U.S. adults reports that COVID-19 has negatively impacted mental health.) While you may feel too busy to de-stress – you can decide to take back your “me time,” one moment at a time. Reduce stress for a healthier version of you. Science meets self-care on the Live Fierce / Atrévete a Vivir podcasts We are women. Strong. Determined. Fierce. These two podcasts bring us together to take a stand for our health. This fun and dynamic series features podcasts in English and Spanish. They're hosted by American Heart Association Executive VP of Marketing and Communications Katrina McGhee – who is also a longtime professional coach -- and Lili Gil Valletta, co-founder and CEO of the cultural intelligence firms CIEN + and Culturintel.