Choosing Peace: Why We Can’t Find an Off-Ramp When Stress Reactions Take Over
13 Apr 2026

Struggling to Choose Peace? Why We Can’t Find an Off-Ramp When Stress Takes Over

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Have you ever noticed how hard it is to stay calm when serious situations become heated? You may be aiming for peace, and yet situations escalate out of control.There is no compromise.Other people become defensive and appear irrational. In fact, it’s common to believe that we need adrenaline and strong words to get our point across.We need to fight for peace.If we believe the issue is really important, we may even be prepared to go to war for peace. This … Read More

Anger and Rage Shifting These Stress Reactions for Better Outcomes using Logosynthesis Cathy Caswell The Healthy Living Plan
7 Apr 2026

Anger and Rage: Shifting Stress Reactions for Better Results

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Many people experience anger and rage. Many people are labelled as having “anger issues”. For some, these emotions are expressed openly. Voices rise. Words become sharp. Actions escalate. Homes become tense. Workplaces become toxic. A moment of anger can leave lasting damage, expressed in strained relationships, broken trust, and lingering fear. For others, expressing anger and rage feels unacceptable. So the anger is pushed down and hidden. Outbursts are avoided until one day the pressure builds and erupts in a … Read More

Calming stress and reactive behaviour using Logosynthesis - Cathy Caswell, The Healthy Living Plan
31 Mar 2026

Calming Stress and Reactive Behaviour in the Workplace

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Stress in the workplace is common. But stress rarely looks like stress. More often, it looks like working harder, staying busy, solving problems, overthinking conversations, tightening control, or holding everything together. Over time, these reactive behaviours affect performance, relationships, decision-making, and health. A key challenge for those experiencing workplace stress is that it often feels necessary and justified. The pressure is real. The deadlines are real. The difficult conversations, the uncertainty, the changing expectations—all of it feels external and often … Read More

When control backfires: How stress reactions derail results The Healthy Living Plan
9 Mar 2026

When Control Backfires: How Stress Reactions Derail Leadership and Parenting

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Many adults in leadership and parenting roles rely on control to feel responsible for safety and success. Whether we’re leading a team, running a business, or raising children, we feel accountable for the well-being of others. When challenges arise, we naturally step in to fix problems, protect people, and restore stability. In these roles, it is normal to fall into automatic patterned behaviours to control situations and get things back on track. And yet many of us struggle to see … Read More

Working harder in times of change: A Logosynthesis Perspective
17 Feb 2026

Why Working Harder In Times Of Change Can Be Costly.

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Working harder in times of change In the midst of change and uncertainty, a natural stress reaction is to work harder. Think more. Do more. Control more. It feels responsible, productive, and even strong. But especially in these times, working harder can subtly derail your results. Change activates automatic stress reactions. Without realizing it, you shift from creative responses to survival reactions. Calm is replaced with urgency. Grounded leadership is replaced with pressure-driven action. You may lack trust in others … Read More

Firm but kind in a tumultuous world by Cathy Caswell The Healthy Living Plan
28 Jan 2026

Firm but Kind in a Tumultuous World

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Resonating with “Firm But Kind” In 2007, the phrase “firm but kind” first caught my attention through a parenting book titled Negotiation Generation: Take Back Your Parental Authority Without Punishment by Lynne Reeves Griffin. The words resonated immediately. They described a way of being that felt both strong and compassionate. I wanted to be that parent. Yet in everyday life, especially in the busyness of family life, living “firm but kind” was far more difficult than understanding it. I was … Read More

How to get rid of stress The Healthy Living Plan
12 Dec 2025

How to get rid of stress.

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How to get rid of stress: A new perspective for healthy living. Stress management techniques help you cope with stress. But are you struggling with how to get rid of stress? You’re not alone. We’re human, and stress reactions are a normal part of everyday life. The well-known “fight, flight, and freeze” responses occur automatically in response to perceived threats. They’re meant to protect us. But when these reactions get stuck and activate after the danger has passed, they harm … Read More

Thoughts as Reactions The Healthy Living Plan Cathy Caswell
24 Nov 2025

Thoughts as reactions

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Are your thoughts fueling action or reactions? We tend to trust our thoughts. These thoughts are familiar because we experience them over and over again. They feel true. Often, they show up automatically and the patterns don’t really change over time. But not every thought is a conscious, rational choice. When we feel calm, grounded, and intentionally present, our thoughts can fuel action. When we are operating on autopilot or feeling stressed, our thoughts can fuel automatic reactions, rooted in … Read More

Caregiving Joy and Burden
5 Nov 2025

Caregiving: Joy and Burden

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A Lesson from Vienna This spring, I visited a cousin, Father Peter van Meijl, who is a priest at Michaelerkirche, a beautiful church in the heart of Vienna. He said something that stayed with me: “Everything in life is a joy and a burden.” He explained how this elegant church, with the largest baroque organ in Vienna, brings joy to so many. People come from all over the world to visit. It’s a joy. And it’s a burden. There’s a … Read More

Beyond Mindfulness Shifting Memories to Relieve Stress
23 Oct 2025

Beyond Mindfulness: Shifting Memories to Ease Stress and Unlock Potential

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Mindfulness helps ease stress Mindfulness has become a cornerstone of modern stress management. From corporate wellness programs to mental health apps, we’re encouraged to slow down, observe our thoughts, and stay present. These practices can help us feel calmer, more aware, and better able to cope with daily challenges. Mindfulness has earned its place as a powerful tool for modern living. By learning to focus attention on the present moment, we can step out of automatic reactions and relieve stress. … Read More

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