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Emotional Well-Being

Emotional Well-Being

In this series of blogs we are exploring the 5 areas in which all humans should thrive, at age-appropriate levels.  The 1st 2 blogs in this series dealt with Physiological & Cognitive thriving.  3 are left – Emotional, Physical, and Social. ...
Stress Management

Stress Management

This is our 3rd-in-a series stress blog. We now know the difference between acute and chronic stress and we know that chronic stress damages every system in our body. Yet stress is a part of daily life and there’s not a person who can say they don’t suffer the effects...
The Biological Effects of Stress, Part 2

The Biological Effects of Stress, Part 2

In the previous blog we explored the stress response and the effect it has on our physical body. We know that once the brain has assessed the danger adrenalin and cortisol are released and that gradually as the stress recedes the adrenals slow down the output and the...