Here’s to you and a joyful life!

1. Stress Smarts
Healthy Coping Skills for
Unhealthy

2.  Theresa McGuire, RN, MREM, COHN(c), CRSP
Who?

4.  Bad stuff about stress
 GOOD stuff we can do to cope
 Resilience
What’s on today’s plate?

5.  Body’s way of responding to any kind of demand
 If excessive, may cause the bad stuff…
 increased pulse/ blood pressure, shallow, fast
breathing
 Headaches/ muscle aches
 Panic, fear, anger, sadness, irritability, apathy
 Lack of concentration, fatigue, anxiety,
depression
 GI upset, insomnia or early awakening
 Psychosocial effects on family, friends, coworkers
What?
Where?
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7.  Resilience
 Be the Bouncing Ball
 12 easy everyday tips
for healthy coping
Good stuff

8.  Yoga is great but there are other options….
 Self worth
 Give ourselves permission
I don’t have time for Yoga!!!!!

10. Conscious breathing
Deep belly breathes
Count slowly to 5, exhale
Repeat often !
Breathe

11.  Progressive Muscle Relaxation, 2 min per cycle
 Sitting in traffic
 On the bus
 On a bench
 In a bed
 Anywhere
PMR

12.  Patch Adams
 Movie night, in or out
 Laughter is the best medicine
 Crazy Busy!!!!
 Laughter Clubs
 Posters, internet
 Respectful and Appropriate in the Workplace
Humour

14.  Science of Colour Psychology to affect mood
 Clothing, paint, home, accessories
 blue
 green
 yellow
 purple
 grey
 red
 orange
 black
Colour therapy

16.  Priorities- Become a Priority in your own life
 Perspective- What’s the worst thing that could happen?
 Present- Easier to be anywhere
else sometimes!
 Mindfulness vs
Catastrophophising
PPP

17.  shift work challenges
 sleep hygiene
 brain and tissue regeneration
Sleep

20.  Effects of cortisol build up
 Endorphins released
 Walk around the block
 1o minutes for mood
 Stairway to sanity
Exercise

23.  Vitamin N
 Sunshine, Natural light, clouds, snowflakes
 trees, flowers
 birdwatching, wildlife
 water, still or running
 Focus all the senses
sounds, smells, textures
Biophilia

25.  Music, country, jazz, pop, rock
 Match the beat and vocals
to suit mood
 Dance as if no one is watching
Music

26.  Nutrition/ vitamins- carbs and protein
 Vitamin B, C, D, Omega 3
 Stay hydrated, dehydration
strains the brain
 Water, fruit juices
 Tea, coffee, chocolate, herbal teas
Good food and drink

28.  Lavender- soothing
 Mint-refreshing
 Lemon –energizing
 Showers and Baths
 Candles and lotions at home
Aromatherapy

30.  Lowers blood pressure
 Act of nurturing
 Bonus of exercise with dogs
 Humour of their antics
 Cats, dogs, fish, birds
Pet therapy

31.  " Health isn't just the absence of illness or pain, it's
also physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual
fitness - in short it’s about the joy of being alive”
Richard Louv (2010)
Here’s to you and a joyful life!

32. Questions???

34. Thank you!