These are stressful times. Let’s be honest - we live in a stressful town. Stress is everywhere. One in six Americans takes an anti-anxiety drug. In fact, anti-anxiety medications rose by a whopping 34 percent since March – and the number is greater among women than men.Come to my website to learn some exciting ways we can work together so you too can overcome stress, sleepless nights, and lack of confidence. Sign up for my newsletter here.So, how can you start to combat the dangerous effects of stress on your heart, brain, waistline, and your life? Start slowly. Add new strategies and habits over time, not all at once. And…Choose new strategies wisely.Make sure they are…

• • simple,
• • easy,
• • repeatable,
• • important to you, and
• • small.

New habits need all four. Don’t make the 60-Day Challenge or Crash Diet or Cleanse mistake again. Make small changes for huge results.I had a super-duper stressful life. And this was just a few years ago. I wasn’t sleeping. I was extra edgy. I let the little things get to me. I was a mess.After I realized my stress was 100 percent created by me, I decided to do something about it. Once I began to understand I was a “victim” of my very own choices, how did I have the right to point fingers at anyone but me, myself, and I?We create our own stress through our actions and thoughts. We make choices about how we will approach our every day. We are in control of our thoughts and over time, you too can overcome worry. It takes a conscious stress resilience practice, yet I know you can. I did!

Top 25 Ways You Can Begin Your Journey to Attack Your Stress

1. Live authentically
2. Get comfortable in the uncomfortable
3. Make sleep your most important appointment of the day
4. Walk daily
5. Smile excessively
6. Exercise daily
7. Live with an abundant mentality
8. Eat for stress tolerance
9. Practice conscious breathing
10. Give compliments to others
11. Give up social media
12. Reduce your alcohol intake
13. Practice gratitude
14. Learn to love silence
15. Avoid the news
16. Reduce blue light
17. Surround yourself with like-minded and supportive people
18. Give up gossip
19. Don’t sweat the small stuff
20. Realize you create your stress
21. Listen empathically
22. Take in all five senses
23. Get on the floor
24. Get your sleep
25. Practice gratitude

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