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The Stress of Crime in My Neighborhood: The Tampa Soldier Attack
Published on 2012-05-20 00:20:08
If you have been watching the news lately, you may have heard about a soldier, Sgt. Johnny Aparicio, who was attacked by four males in the middle of the night while he was walking alone in Tampa. The men beat him brutally and robbed him of his cellphone and wallet. The attack was filmed by a [...] > read more
Ways of Dealing With Exam Stress
Published on 2012-05-05 23:16:16
Have you ever experienced stress from exams? I certainly have. During the many years I spent in school, I had to take a lot of exams and write a lot of papers. As a freshman in college, I had to write five papers during finals week in my first semester. [...] > read more
The Best Help: When Moms Support Each Other
Published on 2012-04-25 22:56:11
I have to say that other mothers really help me cope with stress. A few weeks ago, I posted about how our family was having a summer camp child care crisis. Thanks to another mom, we learned over a weekend that our school was not [...] > read more
A Grateful Family: Five Ways to Teach Children to Be Grateful
Published on 2012-04-17 22:04:42
My child and I just finished writing 25 thank you notes for gifts she received at her birthday party. My child is in preschool, so her contribution consisted of signing her name. However, I was impressed by the fact that she wanted each card read to her before she signed it. Although writing thank you [...] > read more
The Happiest Countries: Why Aren’t People in the United States Happier?
Published on 2012-04-12 11:39:59
Do you live in the happiest country in the world? Recently I read the World Happiness Report (Edited by John Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs), which quantifies the levels of happiness in many countries around the world through data from Gallup World Polls from 2005 to 2011. Despite the [...] > read more
Child Care Crisis: Finding the Right Preschool Summer Camp
Published on 2012-04-08 21:34:04
A child care crisis has set in at our house. Although we thought everything had been arranged for the summer, this weekend our family learned that our child’s school will not be offering their annual preschool camp. With two working parents who both have demanding jobs, our family relies on [...] > read more
Tips For Managing Stress at Disney World
Published on 2012-04-02 22:37:12
I just returned from a trip with my child to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Since we live about 90 minutes away, it was relatively easy for us to travel to Disney, but the three day “vacation” was also exhausting for all of us. Each day we spent between six and twelve hours [...] > read more
Yoga and Weight: Recent Research Suggests Yoga Practice is Related to Lower Body Weight
Published on 2012-03-26 22:30:36
Lots of people wonder whether yoga is good for weight loss. In fact, when I recently started my beginner’s yoga class, that was one of the first questions asked by one of my classmates. From my experience, the one hour of yoga that [...] > read more
Dealing With Financial Stress
Published on 2012-03-20 22:05:15
Today, I am excited to introduce a special guest blogger on Stress and Health Online. Today’s post is written by Nate who is another stress management blogger! Please stop by Nate’s blog at: http://stressdemolisher.com. Nate reports that his personal experience with > read more
Being a Perfectionist and Giving Up Control
Published on 2012-03-17 07:28:58
This week I read a really fascinating article in Time magazine that really made me think about why it is is important to give up control over some things. The article was called Why Being Less of A Control Freak May Make [...] > read more
How to Get Better Sleep: What I Have Learned
Published on 2012-03-12 22:18:09
All of you sleepy people out there know that today is the first day after the time changed for daylight savings. I always dread this week as it takes me a while to adjust to the time change. Today I have felt pretty sluggish, especially in the afternoon. But in general, I have been sleeping [...] > read more
STRESS STORIES: I Quit My Job and Started a Business
Published on 2012-03-07 21:52:51
If you have been following the Stress and Health Online blog, you know that we have introduced a series called “STRESS STORIES” where readers share experiences of stress and how they have or are coping with these experiences. I am grateful to Loran Hills from Loran’s Heart (check out the > read more
The Stress of Owning a Home
Published on 2012-03-04 22:12:14
Today, at 5:00 am, my husband and I suddenly awoke to the sound of strong winds. Once awake, I heard something rubbing against the bedroom window. When I peeked outside the curtains, all I saw was leaves. A large branch had snapped on our massive oak tree outside and had partially fallen on our backyard [...] > read more
Impact of September 11: Traumatic Events Can Affect the Health of a Population
Published on 2012-03-01 08:21:18
I was in a health education class when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. I had just moved to Tampa, Florida and had just started my graduate studies. It was the first week of the fall semester, and I was supposed [...] > read more
Expressing Gratitude: Why Being Thankful is Good For You
Published on 2012-02-25 07:22:47
My trip to India has led me to reflect on many things about my life. My most recent posts have been expressions of gratitude for many things that I value and appreciate: my family, [...] > read more
Expressing Gratitude: I Am Thankful for Clean Air
Published on 2012-02-21 21:44:53
A few years ago I woke up and went to the kitchen. When I looked outside into the backyard, I noticed something was wrong. It was filled with smoke, but nothing was on fire. I looked through other windows and saw the same thing–a lot of smoke, but no fire. So I called the “no [...] > read more
Expressing Gratitude: I Am Thankful for My Home
Published on 2012-02-17 23:12:39
I have to admit I do not live in a mansion. I live in a modest house in the United States. I also have another confession. I have not always loved my house. Please don’t get me wrong, I realize that the house has many good points. It was completely remodeled when we moved in, [...] > read more
Expressing Gratitude: I Am Thankful For My Family
Published on 2012-02-12 22:14:56
While traveling in India, I realized that there were many things for which I am thankful. One of the things that I am most thankful for is my family and our ability to lead a relatively healthy and safe life. Being away from [...] > read more
Expressing Gratitude: I Am Thankful I Get to Travel the World
Published on 2012-02-09 08:02:48
As I mentioned during my last blog post, I am traveling the world. I traveled from my home in Tampa for a ten day trip through India that included both sightseeing and work. This is my second trip to India, and for the most part, [...] > read more
Sleepless in New Delhi: The Stress of Jet Lag
Published on 2012-02-04 07:14:36
I am writing this post from my trip to India as I try to cope with the stress of jet lag. I arrived last night on a business trip that will include a little sightseeing. The trip from Tampa to New Delhi is [...] > read more