We all seem to have the same patterns…

We all seem to have the same patterns…

We all seem to have the same patterns… In 2014, when my wife got cancer, I learned something about myself. And I didn’t like what I learned. I don’t handle stress very well. I mean, I thought I did. I thought that with a master’s degree in psychology, a lifetime...
Serve your way through stress…

Serve your way through stress…

Serve your way through stress… Let’s be realistic: stress is inevitable. And frankly, some of it can actually be good for us. But as I mentioned last week, there are six main responses to stress and only two of them are healthy: influence or adapt. What makes...
The signs that we are stressed

The signs that we are stressed

Every single one of these responses is a sign that we got stressed. Did you get stressed this week? I know I did. What was the trigger? Was is someone or something? Was it an unfulfilled expectation or an unexpected disruption? I’ll get into what causes our stress...