Most people who work during the week, often try to fill their weekend with tending to household needs or other family or community obligations. For many, it looks like getting a few extra workouts in, planning family day or weekend trips, doing home improvement projects, taking care of cleaning and related chores, and the list goes on and on. While…
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The Lowdown on Chronic Stress How Stress Can Affect Us Physically
Due to the hectic pace of modern life, it has become increasingly difficult to avoid stressful situations in and out of the home. Common sources of stress include financial hardships, issues at work, unsuccessful relationships, and familial obligations. Individuals from all stages of life experience stress to varying degrees. However, while we do not usually think of stress in a…
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What Are You Stressing Out About? Common Symptoms & Manifestations of Acute vs. Chronic Stress...
Everyone goes through it, no one is exempt from it. Stress serves as the “spice of life” flavoring every part of our emotional, physical, psychological, and physiological well-being. It acts as an energetic current, flowing through every aspect of our lives, sometimes without rhyme or reason. Sometimes it is within our control and sometimes it isn’t. Regardless of its source,…
