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Santa Barbara County has become one of the leading cannabis cultivation regions in California, and visitors have a variety of new cannabis tourism offerings to explore. After the Golden State legalized adult-use cannabis in 2017, local farmers and entrepreneurs took advantage of the ... Views: 5833
1. Stress has a negative connotation, but there are enough people who love it. They perform well under stress and it keeps them alert. Actually, stress is a way to make the body and the brain perform better. A bit of pressure is good for production.
2. In our society, so full of stressful ... Views: 5819
Six Ways to Handle the Stress of Job Uncertainty
There is a lot of talk about the job market in the news these days, from general woes about the broken economy, to state-wide ... Views: 5719
JOY ON THE JOB: Shift Negatives to Positives
You deserve joy on the job. You also deserve happiness in all areas of your life. Do you know how to quickly transform a negative experience into a bridge that will lead you to the life you prefer? The trick is to use painful experiences as tools ... Views: 5697
Your adrenal glands are two tiny pyramid-shaped pieces of tissue situated right above each kidney. Their job is to produce and release, when appropriate, certain regulatory hormones and chemical messengers.
Adrenaline is manufactured in the interior of the adrenal gland, called the adrenal ... Views: 5687
Stressed? Finding it hard to cope? Unfortunately, this is becoming the norm.
In a recent survey conducted by ACQYR, almost four in five people felt inadequately trained to cope with stress. Respondents felt that their organizations weren’t providing sufficient training and tools to effectively ... Views: 5687
Excessive workplace stress has increased dramatically in the past few years of sharply increased competition and "corporate downsizing"--that is, downsizing the workforce, but not necessarily the work. Without effective help, both employees and the self-employed can fall prey to burnout, ... Views: 5614
Media related stress
For many years I have been thinking of the connection between stress and the headlines in the media. As a person who wants to be stress free, anxiety free and positive, I have written this article for people who feel the same way.
I have done some research and here's what ... Views: 5536
Move a Muscle, Change a Thought. I first heard that in a self-help program many years ago. It's easy to stay stuck in a certain way of thinking, to stay down and confused and immobilized when we stay in the same place, looking at the same things. Get up, move, do something different, move a ... Views: 5494
Recently my client shared with me a scary incident she experienced with her body. As she was driving, her teeth and arms began to tingle, her vision tunneled, and her heart was pounding very fast. Fortunately for her, she was close to a medical clinic. Upon arriving at the clinic, she was ... Views: 5401
What is your most ideal day? Do you know exactly how you want to live your life for the next five days, five weeks, five months, and five years? When was the last best day of your life? When is the next?
The best day of our lives is today. The past is no longer here. We cannot enjoy it any ... Views: 5283
There I was, running around trying to juggle umpteen items
and doing only a fair job of it at best. There was my
therapy business, and I have been putting big pieces into
place to add coaching to my business along with having to
prepare a presentation for an annual convention. Then ... Views: 5263
Take a moment to ask yourself:
What would be the best thing you could do for yourself, right now, given the incredibly uncertain and stressful times you are facing?
What would best prepare you for whatever your life, the economy or other circumstances, might throw at you?
If you watch, ... Views: 5240
Does your ‘to do’ list feel like the never-ending stream of clowns getting out of a Volkswagen?
Conventional wisdom suggests that to reduce your overwhelm you should ‘Prioritize’. But your challenge is that Everything Seems Urgent.
Below is the formula to win in situations of ‘too much to ... Views: 5216
From the earliest days of the cavemen, stress has been a part of our lives. However, rapid advances in technology and a wealth of information have produced extra stress levels for many of us. When computers were first introduced many predicted a 15-20 hour work week but the opposite has ... Views: 5185
Staying healthy is the goal of most people. As I look at our healthcare system, it has never been as important as it is today to be proactive in staying healthy.
Between the expense healthcare and medication, the threat to your financial stability and the questionable "scientific" data that ... Views: 5183
Stanford Medical School and the World Health Organization agree that 90-95% of illness and dis-ease is caused by - "Stress".
What is Stress? Briefly, you have primitive fight, flight and freeze responses which are designed to effectively help you deal with immediate threats to survival. When ... Views: 5162
One morning last week my brain got stuck. Seriously stuck. I was working on a grant application and suddenly I was just staring at the computer and no words were coming. Every thought stream quickly dried up. The last words I had written didn’t make any sense.
I’m guessing that sometimes ... Views: 5099
Fate favors the bold, the strong, insistent, consistent, and persistent person.
You may say, “Well, then, how does luck work?” Does it seem to you that there are people for whom everything just works out?
You might ask, “Why doesn’t that ever happen to me?” Then again, maybe it does and you ... Views: 4970
Elite athletes, such as the two champions who recently stayed at peak performance for a five-hour tennis match, demonstrate an optimal natural pattern to their exertion. It is a Sprint/Recovery pattern, in which you focus intensely and then recover and replenish your energy by doing something ... Views: 4961
Stress is a common and normal part of all of our lives, and according to scientific research, it is also necessary for the body to function normally. When humans are confronted with emotional or physical events that are deemed threatening in some way, the reaction the body experiences as a way ... Views: 4949
Serotonin is actually a neurotransmitter that assists in elevating our mood and its production is influenced by the food we eat. A correct quantity of serotonin is necessary for keeping us in a great and positive mood. Nonetheless, deficiency of serotonin may possibly lead to several symptoms ... Views: 4865
For those looking for methods of overcoming anxiety, there are a number of options available that can be considered "natural." What do those natural anxiety relief methods involve? Basically, these are anti-anxiety strategies that do not involve the use of prescription pills or drugs as a means ... Views: 4761
Does your day begin with stress? Do you have a mad dash to get the kids to school and yourself to work? Does your stress level only increase from this point? What is this stress doing to you?
The first stress of the day gets the muscles tense, the heart racing, and the blood pressure up. Your ... Views: 4716
Do you ever have the experience where you are worried what is going to happen in the future? It’s not anything specific, or maybe it’s many specific challenges that are all adding up. You might even know your anxiety is ‘irrational’ but that doesn’t help!
Here are two approaches you can use ... Views: 4701
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, frustrated and stressed? If you are the average individual (or above-average) these situations may occur with some regularity and they can really halt progress. If you are a solo practitioner or small business owner these feelings and situations may seem overblown ... Views: 4685
Movie theatres like us to believe that silence is golden; when it comes to watching a show that just cost £20 for the tickets and another £30 in snacks I do not think that many people would argue that at least in that case, silence is golden.
It may sound strange to think of silence as an ... Views: 4671
The most important room in a house in the bedroom because it is the room which is destined for the purpose of sleep. Most of the times, the design of the bedroom is very simple, but it is not very hard to believe that making is simple design is not that simple because it demands more ... Views: 4670
While dating is a good exercise to meet different people and weed out those who may not be worthy of your time, it can also brings with it the complications of pressure from the person you are dating and also peer pressure from friends and family. A classic example of dating peer pressure is the ... Views: 4561
13 Simple Steps for Taming the Strange Beast in Your Life
If someone asked you, would you be able to give a clear definition of job stress? More importantly, are you aware of how much job stress may be affecting your daily life?
Job stress is a strange beast! Most people have experienced ... Views: 4472
I speak a lot about resiliency, a key component in a happy, successful and thriving life. Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from adversity with more passion and knowledge than you had before the bad times. Bad times are inevitable. They are the price of admission to the game called life. ... Views: 4457
There are plenty of aggravations these days that are out of your control. The effects of the economy, and other people’s flaws are obvious examples.
But for many of the problems that eat up your time and energy, you may have a hand in causing them yourself. This is not blame, this is good ... Views: 4437
Lately, have you noticed knots in your stomach, dull aches in your neck, head and shoulders? Have you found yourself popping over-the-counter sleep aids into your mouth to help you sleep at night? Are you aware of an ever present low grade anxiety?
Or maybe you've forgotten where you parked your ... Views: 4370
If you feel that you have been overwhelmed with stress, hypnosis would be the perfect thing for you. Hypnosis is an amazing tool for stress relief, calming your mind and body by offering you control over your emotional states.
Maintaining stress relief with hypnosis is as simple, accessible, ... Views: 4344
Stress is an unavoidable condition of life today. It's a very natural reaction to situations that may cause us disappointment, hurt, frustration, sadness, confusion, shame or other negative emotions. It can be the result of hurt pride or unreasonable expectations. In some instances, angry ... Views: 4298
Most Problems are Caused by Stress
Again and again you hear it: Problems are caused by stress. Doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and alternate healing specialists all say the same thing: stress causes problems. Illness, obesity, sleeplessness, job burnout, marital breakups, family ... Views: 4288
“Get over it” or “Smarten up” is that what we tell, or at least think, when one of our friends or a family member has let a situation or event linger? Do we ever consider that they may not be able to just get over it or smarten up; they may be dealing with a real illness and need real help, not ... Views: 4262
Many people dream of owning a home but few realize the amount of stress that comes with the responsibility of home ownership. Since stress can aggravate illness and even bring about stress-relate ailments such as fatigue, depression and headaches it's a good idea to do what you can to reduce ... Views: 4240
There are several possible triggers of stress in the office, but the most common are ethical issues inherent with workplace stress. Stress has been one of the basic part of life, wherein people are constantly subjected to pressure of meeting demands.
Researchers have recognized and identified ... Views: 4206
Consulting God is the first step of Christian stress management. Prayerfully seek His advice for He urges you to call on Him and He will show you great things which you did not know (Jeremiah 33:3) and these insights will help you discern the right course of action.
The second step of ... Views: 4164
I use these stress herbs to treat anxiety, insomnia, depression, nervousness. You can use these effective, natural herbal stress relievers in tea or tincture.
Herbs are natural stress relievers with little or no side effects and are a popular option to synthetic medications...
Kava Kava - is ... Views: 4144
Crisis management took on a whole new meaning with the television program "I Survived." It was about people who made it through a life or death crisis like falling off a mountain, getting lost in the desert, or being caught in an avalanche. My favorite part of the program was when they ... Views: 4139
There are times when the simplest and most “low tech” approaches to a problem yield the most profound results. That is often true when it comes to yoga practices. Things as simple as the way we position our bodies and how we breathe can dramatically affect our thoughts and ... Views: 4097
Procrastination is a common problem for students in high school and college. Frustrated parents often believe their child’s procrastination comes from laziness or lack of motivation. But this is not always case. In many cases, procrastination is the result of test anxiety.
One spring ... Views: 4069
If your husband is an executive, he’s got heavy responsibilities on his shoulders. The stress and pressure that come with the position can be insurmountable. According to the Health and Safety Executive, 415,000 individuals suffered from stress, depression and work-related anxiety in 2008-2009. ... Views: 4045
This is not even a second guess for me, as Astrology @ The Speed of Light, by Kapiel Raaj wins this race, hands down. The reason why this is one of the best astrology books out there is because it’s not written by a practicing astrologer, but a passionate client. The author has written the book ... Views: 3950
Stress is a health risk. It can raise your blood pressure, cause you to suffer sleepless nights and affect your digestion, your immunity ?even your sex life. But stress isn’t all bad –the ability to stress, to worry about possible dangers and prepare for them, has been a crucial factor in the ... Views: 3941
Listen to most people over forty talk for any period of time nowadays and you are likely to hear someone say they feel overwhelmed. We live in a society today that encourages overwhelment. We pack so many activities into our everyday lives; we rush from one place to another; we continue to ... Views: 3935
Have you ever experienced the phenomenon known as information overload syndrome? If you have sat down for an academic lecture for three hours straight or have been stuck in a meeting full of facts, figures and who knows what - then yes - you probably have experienced this phenomenon.
To say ... Views: 3931
We live in a culture where the definition of addiction is our motto: ‘More is better and there is never enough’. The drive for more, bigger, faster does not allow for a state of satiety, a place of feeling full, satisfied, sustained.
Addiction comes in diverse packages yet underneath, all ... Views: 3890