April is National Stress Awareneas Month

Stress is up. Most Americans are suffering from moderate toh 44 percent reporting that their stress levels have increased over the past five years.

Children are hurting. Stress is also taking a toll on kids. Almost a third of children reported that in the last month they had experienced a physical health symptom often associated with stress, such as headaches, stomach aches or trouble falling or staying asleep

Self-care isn’t a priority. Only 40 percent of Americans rate their health as very good or excellent.

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Bill Holmes is a writer, poet, author, therapist, and filmmaker. He is the author of the full-length poetry book Straight From My Heart, the spoken word CD The Air I Breathe, and the ESSENCE bestselling fiction novel One Love. Bill earned his M.S. in mental health counseling from Walden University. He is currently working on his memoir In the End that chronicles his journey of being diagnosed with and managing major depressive disorder.