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- Does Repressed Anger Plague You In Your Adult Life? - by Submitted on May 22, 2010 from Jill PrinceDo you suffer from serious repressed anger and other repressed emotions? Most people don't remember the first three years of life and so are not aware if those years were spent building up a store of repressed anger and other repressed emotions. Dr. Gabor Mate is a medical doctor who works ...
Views: 4457(2 votes) - The Four-Quadrant Stress Grid: In Which Quadrant Do You Fit? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2009 from Jill PrinceMost people who describe stress use four basic terms – acute, chronic, eustress and distress. I found that these terms, alone, fell short of truly being able to help us understand stress. The reason for this is that not all stress is bad and some stress is even desirable. Leaving the ...
Views: 3949(1 vote) - EFT Tapping: Solve Disease, Get Rid of Repressed Emotion - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Jill PrinceEFT Tapping or Emotional Freedom Techniques is not just the newest kid on the block as far as really amazing stress management techniques is concerned, it's much more than that. EFT can help you manage your stress and it can help you eliminate stress from your life forever. Just about every ...
Views: 3158(1 vote) - Have You Ever Felt the Effects of Communication Anxiety? - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Jill PrinceHave you ever dealt with communication anxiety? You know, that discomfort when you feel all tongue-tied because you don’t know what to say in a given situation. It shows up differently for each person. Some feel embarrassed, some feel hot under the collar, some say it feels like they are ...
Views: 2894(1 vote) - Two Types of Stress - by Submitted on May 08, 2010 from Jill PrinceMany people don’t know there are actually two major stress categories that affect us everyday of our lives. Most have already heard of the term “emotional stress”, but it seems that few people have heard of the term “oxidative stress.” We understand emotional stress to be that fight or ...
Views: 2678(3 votes) - Effective Problem Solving Strategies - Key To Wellness. Don't Leave Home Without Them! - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Jill PrinceMost people do not truly understand that the key to wellness is effective problem solving. By increasing your knowledge of problem solving strategies, you will be able to solve your wellness challenges, reduce stress and take back control of your health and your life. In doing so, you will ...
Views: 2376(1 vote) - 20 Problem Solvers From Hell: What Type of Problem Solver Are You? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Jill PrinceHave you ever thought about the type of problem solver that you are? If you haven't, now is probably a good time to think about it. In today's day and age, problems are more complicated than they have ever been before. Ever since the start of the information age and the knowledge economy, the ...
Views: 2325 - Stress Headaches Can Be Bad Indeed. If They Aren’t From Stress, How Can You Get Better? - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Jill PrinceIf you’ve been told your headaches are from stress, you need another opinion, soon. The reality is, any symptoms, seemingly related to stress need more investigation. Stress headaches usually result from chronic stress, but this diagnosis is not correct a good portion of the time. Dr. David ...
Views: 2086(3 votes) - How Much Stress Will Post Peak Oil Cause You? Are You Ready? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Jill PrinceAre you ready for the lifestyle changes you will need to make post peak oil? Can you live without a car or truck or even buses? Huh?!? So, the story goes that as of about 2012, the world’s ability to supply oil will cease to meet the demand for oil. After that point, the cost to bring the ...
Views: 1874(2 votes) - Social Withdrawal Is Hard to Identify In Today's Coccooning World. - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Jill PrinceIn psychology texts, social withdrawal is identified as a dysfunctional behavior. There are many conditions and diseases, which could be identified, if a patient exhibits the symptom called social withdrawal. One of the most obvious conditions, of course, is high stress levels. Our bodies are ...
Views: 1825(1 vote) - What Are Your Reasons To Volunteer? True Altruism or Highly Political? - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Jill PrinceAs a volunteer, wouldn’t it be nice to receive a card sometime with a beautifully written volunteer appreciation poem in it? But, how many of us ever have truly great volunteer experiences? One of my wellness categories is called, “RECIPROCAL WELLNESS – OUR GENEROSITY” and the sad truth is ...
Views: 1754(1 vote) - Emotional Eating is a Hoax: Part 1 - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2009 from Jill PrinceEmotional eating is a hoax. North America is obese because of sugar addiction, NOT emotional eating. Why is this so? This is so because because sugar is more addictive than cocaine or heroin. If you can get off refined white sugar, you can get back control of your health and your life. It's that ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - Solving The Wellness Challenge - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Jill PrinceDo you know how stress is destroying your life and what to do about it? You’ve all heard of stress but most people think of stress as the emotional kind and are not aware of another kind of stress – oxidative stress. Let's talk about emotional stress first. Hans Selye is known as the ...
Views: 1314(2 votes) - Emotional Eating is a Hoax: Part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2009 from Jill PrinceStop spiking your blood sugar! You have been on a blood sugar roller coaster for far too long. You eat a high sugar meal, which spikes your blood sugar and for a short time, you become hyper-glycemic (high blood sugar). Then you come down off this high and your body drops into a low blood ...
Views: 1277(1 vote) - Learn How To Stop Worrying through Good Risk Management. - by Submitted on May 24, 2010 from Jill PrinceLife is full of risks! If you are a worry wart, then learning how to stop worrying is simply a matter of gaining a better understanding of risk management. Effective risk management is usually thought of as a business skill, but it can be used just as effectively in your personal life. Risk ...
Views: 1069(3 votes) - Stress Response System: The Level of Stress You Feel Is Within Your Realm of Control - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Jill PrinceWhat do you know about your stress hormones and how they are produced in the body? We all have a lot of room to move in terms of how much stress we feel at any given time. Are you from the CroMagnon period? Maybe you’ve been in a relationship with a cave dweller (been there, done that), but ...
Views: 1054(6 votes) - The Importance of Financial Planning is a Common Theme in Society, But Is It Enough? - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Jill PrinceHave you read any good books lately on the importance of financial planning? There are plenty of them out there if you are willing to spend a bit of time on Amazon or at the local bookstore. Is financial planning enough, though? Not many people understand the big picture about financial ...
Views: 922 - Educational Wellness Seems Lost in North American Society, But We Can Get It back - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Jill PrinceThe personal philosophy of education, of the members of any society, is not something to be taken lightly. Do you have an opinion about how the public education system should work? Fifteen years ago, I was employed in a public, suburban high school that served grades 8 to 12 and as a result of ...
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