Stress Relief and Stress Reduction: A One Day Primer

Stress seems like an inevitable part of life. The demands of work, home, and society can place a lot of stress on just about anyone. This workshop will help you identify your personal stressors and will explore some ways to manage and prevent stress.

How You Will Benefit

• Understand stress
• Be better able to deal with stressful situations
• Become more stress-resilient
• Personalize techniques to manage stress
• Develop time management and problem solving skills

Programme Outline

• Defining stress
• The causes and costs of stress
• Understanding and managing precipitating factors
• Holmes-Rahe stress inventory
• The triple A approach: Alter, Avoid, and Accept
• Being flexible in the face of change
• Dealing with anger and worry
• Solving problems
• Building supportive relationships
• Using humor
• Relaxation techniques
• Nutrition, exercise, and sleep
• Making the most of vacations
• Redefine your expectations
• Getting organized at work and at home
• Delegating and saying no