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Words reduce stress When talking about stress management, I don’t offer magic beans, magic pills, or magic wands. If you follow any of my writings, you know I’m not about the superficial Band-Aids and coping methods that make our lives and situations seem better for the moment. It’s about finding long-term, permanent solutions that build…

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Progressive Relaxation has been scientifically proven to help with reducing stress.  It can be done anywhere and takes just moments to complete.   Tips for Dental Pros: The dental chair is the perfect chair to practice progressive relaxation.  Get to the office 15 minutes early, take out segments of your lunch hour, and stay late…

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Laughter is the best medicine. Old adage or scientific wisdom?  Actually, both. Business professionals have long known that laughter and humor have had health benefits.  Ancient Greek physicians used to prescribe laughter as part of an ill person’s medical care.  Jesters of history were employed not only for entertainment but to ensure the royal family…

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Healthy and Unhealthy Stress

Your stress response is a complex reaction to events, activities, situations, thoughts, or habits. This is where your body views them as harmful or dangerous to its survival. There are many healthy and unhealthy ways your body responds to stress. Below are just a few of the more common responses. Unhealthy Stress Response Behavioral Overeating,…

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Sets you off

What Sets You Off Stress producers, or triggers, are all of those events, situations, thoughts, or habits you engage in that create a stress response. Often times people are unaware of their stress producers, focusing more on the stress response their body is having to the trigger. To reduce your stress, the first step is…

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JB Partners It’s early in the morning and the sun is barely rising.  The yellow and red streaks across the sky only enhance the chill in the air.  My son is home from college for the night and I can hear him rolling around in the next room, while my daughter is dressing for school,…

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