What Is Stress? Stress is an incredibly pervasive, yet often vague, concept. Stress can be visual, cognitive, physical, or emotional – essentially anything an individual perceives as upsetting or disruptive to their unique homeostasis. During the stress response, we perceive something that initiates an alarm response—what many people know as fight or flight—and then exist … Read More
Stress Management
Easing Anxiety with Nervines
Shortness of breath. Stomach knots. Heart palpitations. Anxiety shows up in many different ways, from mild discomfort to debilitating panic attacks. While anxiety is a normal and common part of the human experience, some of us have lost the ability to easily shift back to a centered, calmer state of being with a rational perspective … Read More