Women Managing Stress

By Tammy Whitten

Education Health Self-Help Training Kids & Family

What's Women Managing Stress about?

Discover tips to create happy relationships, kids, and lives. Join Tammy Whitten as she shares down-to-earth strategies with you to create the happiness in your life that you've always wanted!

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Women Managing Stress episodes:

05.08.2018
How to Have More Energy Right Now
Packed days are a part of life- but often they happen on a day when you're feeling tired. Today's episode will get you through the day while keeping your eyes open with these 14 strategies to give you some get-up-and-go.
10.30.2016
3 Ways Financial Troubles Show Up in Your Relationship
People often say that money, sex, and communication are the three reasons couples end up in therapy. However, they are just the symptoms- NOT the problem. Find out three behaviors that may be a sign that your spouse has a...
04.25.2016
Dreading Mother's Day
A day that is supposed to honor one of the most special people in your life can be a difficult one for many people. From those who have longed to be mothers themselves, to those who had a less than...
06.05.2015
Why is It So Hard to Open Up and Share in a Relationship?
Everyone wants to know how to improve the communication in their relationship- without it being awkward, resulting in more fights, or making you nervous to bring up the subject. Here's the guide you've been looking for!
06.03.2015
What 3 Questions are Just Under the Surface of Every Relationship?
Underneath the pain, the frustration, and all of the hurtful things that get said in the heat of the moment in relationships are three big questions. Despite how simple they may sound at first, they contain the answers to everything-...
06.03.2015
How to Show Support to Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Of course you want to be helpful to a loved one who's survived something so horrific. But just what do you do? What do you say? What do you avoid doing? Here's your guide to making a difference.
06.03.2015
I Haven't Read about the Duggars and I Don't Need To
Every time a major news story about sexual abuse breaks, my thoughts immediately turn to the pains felt by the families of the perpetrator, the survivors, and all of the families impacted by sexual abuse. Talking about someone else's experience...
06.03.2015
It's Not You: Don't Take the Blame for Others' Actions
It's easy to look inside when someone hurts your feelings. But taking responsibility for the hurtful things that others do doesn't help either of you. Here's why...
01.20.2015
Dr. Seuss' Cure for Anxiety
Dr. Seuss makes opposites come to life in his book about feet. Find out how using the idea of opposites in your life can help you to work through anxiety
01.17.2015
Get the Scoop on No More Stinking Thinking
Are you thinking about joining us for the online three-part program, "No More Stinking Thinking: Eliminating the Fear & Doubt to Allow Anxiety to Work For You?" I hope so! And since this may be a new format for you,...
01.16.2015
Can I Just Do Nothing?
Why is it so hard to just do nothing? It should be easy, right? It's NOTHING! But for women who are anxious or stressed, it can be hard to give yourself that permission to do something fun instead of allowing...
01.14.2015
There's Something About Birthdays
Somewhere in your 20's, birthdays can often stop feeling fun, and they can start making you feel a bit depressed. "I haven't done what I wanted by this age," or "Is my life going the way I had planned?" Find...
01.12.2015
What Does Your Work Space Look Like?
It's National Clear Off Your Desk Day. But what does that have to do with stress and anxiety? A lot it turns out. Chaos is intricately linked to both, along with guilt and procrastination. Find out what tiny steps you...
01.10.2015
What Will You Avoid This Year?
Setting goals is a key to success in life. Without pushing yourself to stretch just a little bit, everything stays the same. So if this the year you want things to shift to where you want them to be, then...
01.10.2015
Where is Your Energy Going?
On the rare occasion it snows in the south (where I live), I admire the pristine beauty of a solid white blanket covering everything, and then immediately begin to dread my next power bill. Using too much energy can be...
01.08.2015
Do You Have the Bubble Bath Blues?
For years when I've given my clients examples of self-care that don't cost a lot of money, bubble baths always go on the list. One day, I actually took my own advice, and found out how priceless they really were.
12.29.2014
7 Guidelines for a Happy New Year with Less Stress and Anxiety
Over the past few years, resolutions and goals at the new start of a new year have gotten a bad rap. But still, if you want things to be different in your life, you have to do something different. Find...
12.11.2014
How Fudge Reminded Me to Stay True to Myself
It's easy to want to fit in. It's also easy to want a solution so badly, that you'll do anything to get an answer- even if it's not the right thing for you. In this tale about fudge, find out...
10.20.2014
Taking Care of Yourself: What Adults Get Wrong
When you're a kid, it's easy to think that adults have it easy. No matter how they warn it, you don't believe them. That is, until it happens to you! The easiest way to meet all of the demands of...
09.18.2014
Where Oh Where Did My Concentration Go?
Why is it that when you really want to do something (or you need to do something), that you just can't concentrate? Learn about the "Productivity Trifecta" and what else plays a role in being able to do what you...
09.09.2014
Why Do I Wake Up Feeling Depressed?
Why is it that when you are going through an extraordinarily tough time, that once you settle in for the night- with a bit more peace than you had during the day- it all starts over again as soon as...
09.03.2014
I Don't Have to Know- and It's OK!
The pressure to know everything is exhausting. Plus, it's just not realistic. Learn how to let go of that pressure with three easy questions.
08.05.2014
Have You Heard About Stressfest 2014?
WomenManagingStress.com hosts an annual online event to help you with your stress. Pretty cook, huh? Find out how you can join in this year's event, Stressfest 2014: What Would You Say, throughout the month of August!
07.22.2014
So Just How Do You Stop Worrying
Now you know why you worry. But do you know how to stop worrying? Find out what steps to take to help say good-bye to those thoughts that just won't go away.
07.20.2014
Why You Worry (Even Though It Doesn't Help)
You've heard that worrying only takes away from today. You know that worrying isn't good for you. So just why do you keep worrying?
06.26.2014
But That's Just How She Is
It's easy to get frustrated. It's even easier to get frustrated when others refuse to change or to see their role in things. But when people around you expect you to just let it go because, "That's just the way...
06.20.2014
Stop, Drop, and Roll Away from Your Stress
So what will you stop doing in your life? What expectations will you drop? What plan will you roll out to help cut down on the stress in your life?
06.16.2014
Your Checklist for Getting Out of a Stressful Rut
Why was I feeling this way? What was getting in the way? What did I need to do differently in order to be successful?
04.14.2014
Does Procrastination Add to or Reduce Your Stress?
When you procrastinate, often it's to reduce your stress. But does it actually do that? Does it raise your stress instead? Or does it do both?
04.11.2014
Does Your Thinking Ever Get You in Trouble?
Have you ever thought too much about something? Or have you ever found your stress level rising because of your thoughts- whether or not they are valid or actually happening?
04.08.2014
Is This Normal? What Worries Should You Focus On?
Ever feel like you worry more than others do? Just how do you know what to focus on and what to let go of?
03.25.2014
Got Allergies?
Stress can impact every part of our lives, including making your seasonal allergies worse. Find out what one tip you can do to help minimize the impact
03.17.2014
Is Everybody Depressed? What's Really Going On?
If you look around you, it's pretty easy to see everyone scurrying about without a smile. People are in their own little bubble going from one thing to the next without a lot of interaction. It doesn't help that every...
03.03.2014
But It's Too Hard! I Can't Do It!
Have you ever started doing something, only to find it was a little more than you bargained for? It happens. Find out why walking away may be add more stress, and how you can stick with it!
03.01.2014
Just How are You Hurting Yourself
Cutting, scratching, bruising- those are the main things people think about when it comes to self-injury. But negative self-talk, driving too fast, eating disorders, and unsafe sex can also hurt you. In observance of Self-Injury Awareness Day, find out how...
02.24.2014
Eating Disorders: Does Everyone Have One?
Whether or not you have experienced an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia, chances are you do know what troublesome eating is like. Whether you have allergies, irritable bowel syndrome, or you've reached for Haagen-Daz after a break-up, eating issues...
02.24.2014
Where Did Our Love Go?
Why is it that love waxes and wanes over time? Why do people drift apart in what is supposed to be a caring, committed, relationship? Find out what you can do to help bridge the gap and bring back that...
02.24.2014
Valentine's Day: The Aftermath
So if your Valentine's Day was less than stellar, how do you recover? What can help to pull the two of you closer together? Use these three tips to bring back that loving feeling.
02.24.2014
There's Something About Valentine's Day
All holidays have a certain amount of pressure associated with them. But Valentine's Day can make couples fight, feel disappointed, and sometimes feel anything but close to one another. Find out what you should focus on to make this day...
02.24.2014
How to Help Someone with an Eating Disorder
When someone you care about show signs of a possible eating disorder, it's a natural instinct to want to help them. But sometimes, even the best intentions can do just the opposite. Get the lowdown on how you can help...
11.11.2013
It's Different Than What You Think
It's easy to look at others and to think, "Gee, they have it made. They have the life that I want." But we're seeing things from the outside. Find out how to reduce the stress of feeling like everyone else...
11.04.2013
What Can't You See Because of Stress?
Have you ever felt like life was happening to everyone else but you? Have you ever felt like yo had so many worries on your mind that you didn't have time to relax and enjoy some of the things about life that...
10.25.2013
But It's What Best for Me
Ever feel like others are looking at you funny and passing silent judgement because of a choice you made? Even when you know it's the right decision for you, it can be easy to question your judgement, feel like you...
10.01.2013
Standing Out in a Cookie Cutter World
Do you ever feel like you're constantly trying to fit in, to no avail? Do you feel like no matter where you go or what you do, you're never just like everyone else? Find out why this is a good...
10.01.2013
The Parable of Cake and Frosting
Are you guilty of doing things just because you're supposed to? Or maybe you compare yourself to the ideal (and you're not all that fond of the ideal)? Take the age old lesson of cake and frosting, and apply it...
09.13.2013
Why Are They So Dang Happy?
When you're feeling down, it's easy to feel like everyone else has some secret to happiness that you don't have. Find out what you can do to help you feel happy, and maybe even, on top of the world!
09.11.2013
There's More Than One Way to Say "No!"
No. Two tiny letters that can cause worry, guilt, and dread. Two year olds say it with ease, while adults struggle to speak their mind and to say what they really want (and need) to say. Find out how to...
08.29.2013
You Mean My Marriage is in the Terrible Two's?
Everyone knows that two year olds and teenagers give their parents a run for their money. But no one is talking about what happens when your marriage is in the terrible two's. Find out how to navigate through the growing...
08.19.2013
Why Don't You Get What I'm Trying to Say?
Find out what two questions are at the core of every relationship, and why their answers will either amp up the passion or the discussions between you and your partner.
08.17.2013
How Can I Get My Kids to Behave?
What can you do to prevent your kids from doing the things you DON'T want them to do? There are three simple things you can do that will make a world of difference- all while bringing you closer together!

What's Women Managing Stress about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Women Managing Stress episodes:

How to Have More Energy Right Now

3 Ways Financial Troubles Show Up in Your Relationship

Dreading Mother's Day

Why is It So Hard to Open Up and Share in a Relationship?

What 3 Questions are Just Under the Surface of Every Relationship?

How to Show Support to Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

I Haven't Read about the Duggars and I Don't Need To

It's Not You: Don't Take the Blame for Others' Actions

Dr. Seuss' Cure for Anxiety

Get the Scoop on No More Stinking Thinking

Can I Just Do Nothing?

There's Something About Birthdays

What Does Your Work Space Look Like?

What Will You Avoid This Year?

Where is Your Energy Going?

Do You Have the Bubble Bath Blues?

7 Guidelines for a Happy New Year with Less Stress and Anxiety

How Fudge Reminded Me to Stay True to Myself

Taking Care of Yourself: What Adults Get Wrong

Where Oh Where Did My Concentration Go?

Why Do I Wake Up Feeling Depressed?

I Don't Have to Know- and It's OK!

Have You Heard About Stressfest 2014?

So Just How Do You Stop Worrying

Why You Worry (Even Though It Doesn't Help)

But That's Just How She Is

Stop, Drop, and Roll Away from Your Stress

Your Checklist for Getting Out of a Stressful Rut

Does Procrastination Add to or Reduce Your Stress?

Does Your Thinking Ever Get You in Trouble?

Is This Normal? What Worries Should You Focus On?

Got Allergies?

Is Everybody Depressed? What's Really Going On?

But It's Too Hard! I Can't Do It!

Just How are You Hurting Yourself

Eating Disorders: Does Everyone Have One?

Where Did Our Love Go?

Valentine's Day: The Aftermath

There's Something About Valentine's Day

How to Help Someone with an Eating Disorder

It's Different Than What You Think

What Can't You See Because of Stress?

But It's What Best for Me

Standing Out in a Cookie Cutter World

The Parable of Cake and Frosting

Why Are They So Dang Happy?

There's More Than One Way to Say "No!"

You Mean My Marriage is in the Terrible Two's?

Why Don't You Get What I'm Trying to Say?

How Can I Get My Kids to Behave?