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Holiday Stress Relief

Do you find yourself feeling stressed by the chaos and busy-ness that typically comes with the month of December? You’re not alone. Working Americans are stressed out to begin with working long hours, fighting traffic, caring for aging parents or young children and paying the bills. Then add holidays on top of all that! Juggling […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County

REVIEWED BY: Candace Heer, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

SOURCES:

  • National Institute of Health
  • https://nccih.nih.gov/health/stress
  • https://nccih.nih.gov/health/stress/relaxation.htm
  • https://nccih.nih.gov/health/meditation
  • American Psychological Association. “Holiday Stress.” Research Study by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. December 2006.
  • http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2006/12/women-stress.aspx

Change is. . . What you make of it.

All around us, we experience change. I change, you change. The seasons change, the scenery changes, jobs change, the ideas we have and our very attitudes in life change. The real question is: How do we handle the change? When we are deliberate in change, we actively plan and then follow through with action. But […]

WRITTEN BY: Shawn M. Ochs

REVIEWED BY: Lisa Siciliano-Miller

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • MS Word Clip Art

SOURCES:

  • Charles Darwin
  • Leahy, R.L. (2006). The Worry Cure. CA: Thee Rivers Press

REFERENCES:

  • Thomas, B. (2010). Powered By Happy. Naperville, Il: Sourcebooks

Crisis Mode

If you have ever spent any time in your life in a crisis situation, you know the feelings of stress, anxiety, panic and hopelessness that come with it. Crises come in many forms and can hit anyone at any point in his or her life. I spent a few weeks in crisis recently when my […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County.

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Tuscarawas County.

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • The Student Affairs Collective. https://studentaffairscollective.org/learning-through-the-pain-developing-from-crisis/

SOURCES:

  • University of Florida’s Counseling and Wellness Center http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/maintaining-the-balance-a-self-help-guide-for-students.aspx
  • OSU Wexner Medical Center Patient Education http://wexnermedical.osu.edu/patient-care/healthcare-services/integrative-complementary-medicine/mindfulness-practices

Teaching Children to Manage Stress

Sometimes we consider stress as only an adult condition but people of all ages and backgrounds, including children face stress. Heading back to school might be exciting for many people. At the same time, it can also be stressful for children as well as adults. Many current studies about the effects of mindfulness practices on […]

WRITTEN BY: Patrice Powers-Barker

REVIEWED BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences

Breathing…

It’s an automatic process our bodies accomplish… our lungs fill with air upon inhale, then empty again through an exhale… about 12 to 20 breaths per minute, all day long. That adds up to 17,000-30,000 breaths per day — or more if you exercise. Each breath sends necessary oxygen to each of the body’s cells. […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County

REVIEWED BY: Candace Heer, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

What is Mindfulness?

You may have heard that term in recent health news and wonder what it is all about. Mindfulness means paying attention (being mind-ful) in three ways: on purpose, in-the-moment, and without judgment. • Paying attention on purpose means being intentional about how we notice our surroundings, our own bodily sensations, and interactions with other people. […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County

REVIEWED BY: Melinda Hill, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Wayne County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • ucla.edu

SOURCES:

  • Ohio State’s Center for Integrative Health and Wellness
  • UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center

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