Help! Is Your Stress Level is 15 out of 10? Now what?
Hello my Hope-Full Friend!
How is your stress level right now? What would you rate it on a 1-10 scale? If you are like most people, you are living in a chronic state of stress.
I presented at a conference this past weekend, and as I was preparing my PowerPoint presentation I was a little stressed because I wanted to get it right—plus I kept getting interrupted by little things: a phone call (which added to my stress), Nathan needing something, other children coming in and going out and needing something, getting dinner ready, and my husband getting home from a trip. Motherhood can be stressful.
I don’t know about you, but when I have a million things to do, my stress often feels magnified and I am less happy….and I don’t want to live that way. I have learned a few hacks to help me when my stress level is high that I’d love to share with you today:
Resources for Stressful Times
Dr. Olpin is an expert on wellness and lowering stress! Do you want to learn a powerful mediation which will help you destress anywhere, anytime? Listen to this episode with Dr. Michael Olpin: How to Easily Decrease Your Stress Today. You can watch it on YouTube here.
Sometimes strong emotions like anger, grief, worry or frustration can increase our stress. Check out this episode with 4 Tips to Deal with Strong Emotions. You can watch it on YouTube here to learn amazing tips you can use when emotions are overwhelming.
A few years ago I interviewed Katy Willis who shared three super helpful breathing techniques for those crazy times. Check them out here: Stressed? Try These 3 Breathing Exercises.
Make a list of stress relieving hacks you can try on stressful days. Not sure where to start? Check out this podcast episode to get you going: 11 Quick and Easy Ways to Reduce Stress.
Recently I discovered Dr. Teal’s Epsom Salt Soaks with amazing essential oil blends. My favorite scents so far are, “Ginger & Clay,” as well as the “Lavander.” But I just bought a few more scents to try yesterday. Even though I have never been one to soak in the tub, with the yummy scents and the calming effects of magnesium in the Epsom Salt Soaks I find myself craving a soak in the tub because it totally relaxes me. Goodbye stress! (Just be sure to lock the door so you don’t get interrupted;).
So, whether you try meditation, soaking in a tub, prayer, journaling or talking you challenges out with a friend, remember to try something to lower your stress. You are worth taking care of. You are a child of God and He wants you to succeed and be at peace.
Remember the words of the Savior, “My peace I give unto you. . . Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27. If God is with you, you can get through anything.
And a few extra stress-relief hacks to take care of yourself when you are stressed out will help too!
Hope on!
Tamara