Everyday Health, Simplified

Ep 25: Winning Over Worry


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Stress is a normal part of life, and worrying is, too!

The problem is that when we chronically worry, we may be increasing our risk for all sorts of adverse health effects, like heart disease, anxiety, weight gain, and many more.  

This episode explains the body's natural response to stress, why chronic stress is so prevalent these days, as well as the difference between worry, concern, and rumination.  

You'll learn helpful tips to overcome worry, like:

- a simple framework to break free from feeling overwhelmed,

- three simple, mental shifts to increase your capacity to deal with stress

- three questions to ask yourself when you're stuck worrying

- how to distract yourself when you're in hypervigilant mode

- Dale Carnegie's formula for dealing with worry

We all need to learn the skills to handle stress well so that it doesn't negatively impact our health.  This episode gives you the tools to do it!

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Everyday Health, SimplifiedBy Elisa M Pool