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Tips for Reducing StressDo you need some tips for reducing stress in your life? Because you’re doing so many things and trying to balance 10 balls all at once, you really do need ways to relieve stress, especially if you’re a woman over 40. 
We women pride ourselves on being able to multi-task. I love men, but doesn’t it seem that they can only do one thing at a time? We can make dinner, help with homework, talk on the phone, and return e-mails at the same time; but just try to get your guy to focus on something else while he’s watching a football game – you may as well be invisible.
Health professionals will almost always tell you to focus on diet and exercise (that’s just about their answer for everything). While this is certainly good advice, it’s only part of the solution. The single best solution for how to handle stress is to stop focusing on the cause of your stress. The way to do this is to do whatever you can to put your attention on more joyful uplifting things that will give you relief from your stressor. Here are some more tips for reducing stress:
There’s no one size fits all answer when searching for ways to deal with stress. I have friends who say that cooking and cleaning helps them relieve stress, whereas those things have the opposite effect for me. I tend to do better with meditation and being outside enjoying nature.
There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them. ~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar |