Stress Response

7 Mindsets That Cause You Stress -- And How to Get Over Them

Paula Davis-Laack | Posted 05.23.2012

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Paula Davis-Laack

Many successful women hold beliefs about how they should live and work that produce faulty assumptions that can cause undue stress.

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The Real Reason Women Respond To Stress Differently Than Men

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 03.14.2012

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When faced with a stressful or dangerous situation, human beings have only two options, “fight” or “flight.” Right? Not if you’re a woman, s...

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Stress: Inherited And Learned?

Kristen Houghton | Posted 08.06.2011

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Kristen Houghton

While stress definitely can be contagious, it's also true that how our parents or great-grandparents responded to stressful situations may in part determine how we handle ourselves today. My mother was a perfect example.

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Why There's No Success Like Recess

Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joe Robinson

Turning your back on play makes about as much sense as swearing off laughing, and it has about the same effect: locking in the overseriousness that reinforces that you are too busy to let your hair down.

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Speed Kills: The Ticking Time Bomb Of Urgency

Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joe Robinson

If you could change one thing in 2011 that could make your life massively better, opting out of chronic hurry-worry would be hard to top.

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When the Body Screams: Help! I Am in Stress!

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

To reduce severe accumulation of stress, you must find as many ways as possible for your brain and body to release endorphins, which turns stress response off. Here are 8 things you can do.

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