7 Steps to Reducing Stress

Want to lower your stress, but feel like you don’t have time to meditate? Try these steps to reduce your stress today and in the future.

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We hear a lot about how bad stress is for us. It raises cortisol and adrenaline levels, increasing sugar levels, heart rate, and blood pressure. It also decreases the immune system response and affects both the reproductive system and digestive system. In the short-term, this might not be a big deal, but it can have big implications long-term.

There are lots of things you can do to reduce stress: meditation and exercise are two that immediately come to mind. But sometimes you don’t have time. Or you already do those things and it doesn’t feel like it’s working. Or you just need something else to make some progress.

Luckily, I have a few more tricks you can try that will help you get your stress under control.

Know that stress is normal and stop beating yourself up

The first thing to know here is that there is good stress and bad stress. Good stress comes from excitement. Good stress might be a first date, knowing you got someone the perfect Christmas gift, or getting engaged. Good stress is typically short-term, feels good, and we don’t…