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Stress Management Stress Management Stress Causes Stress Effects How To Manage Stress From Elizabeth Scott, M.S., your Guide to Stress Management  Do you remember how exhilarated you felt the last time you completed a challenge that created person growth, or surprised yourself with how well you were able to do something?  This feeling of accomplishment represents one of the healthy types of stress that actually help us create better balance in our lives and build emotional resilience to face other types of stress.  This week, I'm showing you how to get more of this feeling in your life, and how to balance out other types of stress as well.  I hope you have a fantastic week!  (And between now and the next newsletter, be sure to connect on Facebook or Pinterest; I post there throughout the week!) --Elizabeth What Kinds Of Challenges Can Help Your Stress Levels? Unless you're already feeling completely overwhelmed, there are certain types of challenges that can help you get into a better balance in life, and relieve stress at the same time.  What types of activities qualify, and how do they help?  It pays to know!  Read Now Search Related Topics:  flow  positive psychology  gratifications How To Get More "Good Stress" Into Your Life If you read last week's newsletter, you may have seen an article about how certain types of stress can be good for you. (If you haven't read it yet, I really do recommend it--the info can really help you to understand how to maintain a healthy balance in your life.)  Here's a little more about how to find that type of stress in your life and get a little of it every day.  (Don't worry, it's easy.)   Read Now Search Related Topics:  good stress  eustress  balanced lifestyle How Much Stress Is Too Much? Even though the right kind of challenge can be fantastic for maintaining balance, you can eventually get too much of a good thing, even when it comes to positive challenges in your life.  Here's how to tell when you're getting too much stress, be it the "bad kind" or the "good kind."  Read Now Search Related Topics:  types of stress  finding balance  chronic stress Feeling Overwhelmed? You May Only Need A Small Change Or Two When you get a little too much stress in your life, it can feel overwhelming.  But sometimes just a small shift or two is all you need to get back into balance.  Find out why, and what can help. Read Now Search Related Topics:  managing stress  daily stress  stress relief Related Searches Anxiety and Stress Chronic Stress Stress Help Stress Coping Relieve Stress Featured Articles Financial Stress - Managing Your Money AND Your Stress Professional Help: Disorders, Medications and Professionals to Help Stress Relief Products:Books, Music and Devices to Help Relieve Stress Situational Stress: From Holidays to Disasters, Understanding & Coping Holidays and Observances That Help With Stress Management Blog   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Stress Management Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Stress Management newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Social Media Stress Resources Facebook: About Stress Management Twitter: @ElizabethScott Pinterest: ElizabethScott6   Follow me on: Advertisement