Voices
RANDY
TARAN
HUFFINGTON
04.28.13
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The Good News
About Stress
“IF YOU’RE NOT STRESSED, you’re
not working hard enough.” More
and more this mantra seems to be
woven into our cultural dialogue.
Stress may be considered the new
“normal,” but it doesn’t have to
be that way. Simple shifts in attitude and practices can yield big
benefits. April is National Stress
Awareness Month, which gives us
the opportunity to look at both
negative trends and some signs
of hope. Here’s the bad news, the
good news and how you can make
some positive changes now.
THE BAD NEWS
The reality is that stress is a factor
in most people’s lives. It is not just
something that shows up during
traumatic life events, like a death