1. What is Stress? Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. www.wholeliving.com

2. Stress Symptoms  Irritability or short temper  Memory problems  Chest pain, rapid heartbeat  Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing)  Isolating yourself from others  Sleeping too much or too little  Eating more or less www.wholeliving.com

3. Institute of Psychology and Stress Control (MN) www.wholeliving.com

4. Stress Triggers  Identify Your Stressors  Money Issues  A Job That Never Ends  A Job You Don’t Like  Your Relationship  Constant Caregiving www.wholeliving.com

5. Stress Triggers  Holiday Pressure  Taking On Too Much  Not Enough Quality Time  Striving To Be Perfect  Lack Of Passion  Disorganized Clutter www.wholeliving.com

6. 10 ways to relieve Stress www.wholeliving.com

7. #1 way to relieve stress Stress balls www.wholeliving.com

8. #2 way to relieve stress Take a walk/jog www.wholeliving.com

9. Chocolate #3 way to relieve stress www.wholeliving.com

10. #4 way to relieve stress Punch something www.wholeliving.com

11. #5 way to relieve stress Have fun! www.wholeliving.com

12. #6 way to relieve stress Travel www.wholeliving.com

13. #7 way to relieve stress Watch a movie www.wholeliving.com

14. #8 way to relieve stress YOGA www.wholeliving.com

15. #9 way to relieve stress Take a deep breath www.wholeliving.com

16. #10 way to relieve stress Count to 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 www.wholeliving.com

17. CONCLUSION Stress can be overwhelming, and is nearly impossible to get through life without encountering. Learn to identify situations in which you can do something, and those you can't; work at reducing the cause of your stress by being organized. www.wholeliving.com