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

Holiday stress relief The Healthy Living Plan Logosynthesis
3 Dec 2025

A new approach to holiday stress relief.

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Holiday stress isn’t really about the holidays. We often assume the holidays are stressful because of the busyness — the gatherings, the timelines, the planning. But it’s rarely the season itself that overwhelms us. Instead, the holidays wake up old memories, beliefs, and wishes that shape how we feel and react. Maybe you want everything to be perfect.Maybe you feel pressure to show up for everyone.Maybe family time feels complicated, even when you care deeply about the people involved. Most … 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

Tend and Befriend How Social behaviours under stress are misinterpreted The Healthy Living Plan Cathy Caswell
25 Jul 2025

Tend and Befriend: How Social Behaviours Under Stress Are Misinterpreted

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Stress as “fight or flight” and “tend-and-befriend” When we think of stress reactions, most people imagine the classic “fight or flight” response. But there’s another, often overlooked pattern—especially in women—known as tend-and-befriend. This instinctive response drives women to seek connection and preserve relationships under threat. In a study by Youssef et al. (2018), women became more cooperative under stress. This can be a natural survival strategy; however, in some situations, these behaviours can be misinterpreted. Social Behaviour as a Stress … Read More

Political Stress affects Work and Life
19 Mar 2025

Politics as War: How Political Stress Affects Work & Life.

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Political stress is engaging … but at a cost. In today’s environment of change and uncertainty, it’s normal to feel anxiety and tension. And often this tension becomes more about winning and losing than solving problems or creating solutions. It’s easy to get caught up in what “could” or “should” happen and the language of battle: “fighting,” “defeating,” and “taking down the opposition.” This framing of politics as war doesn’t just affect the political landscape. It can control your personal … Read More