Finding Balance: Your Stress Journal

Week 2: Write it down to let it out

Wellness August 13, 2018

Last week, we asked you to rate your overall stress level and think about where your stress comes from. This week, you’re going to get a little bit more specific by writing about a single stressful situation and taking a look at how you reacted to it.

Tracking your response to stress can make it easier to spot patterns – the first step toward identifying what you’d like to change. Try to write in your stress journal at least once a week throughout the Finding Balance program. The more you write, the more you’ll get out of it.

Open your stress management workbook and start the week 2 activity.

Don’t have a workbook? Click here to go to the first post and get your workbook.

Tip: Don’t carry the weight of stress

Watch this video to see how constant stress can weigh you down over time – and learn how you can lighten the load.

And mine this article for ways you can alter the course of your stress.

Join ACERA’s 8-Week Finding Balance Stress Management Program

Finding Balance is an 8-week stress management program designed to help participants recognize how stress affects their lives and explore positive ways to deal with it.

Wellness August 3, 2018

Finding Balance: Getting Started

Week 1: How stress affects you and why it matters

It’s hard to be your best self if you’re feeling tired, anxious, tense, or distracted. But those are some of the physical and mental symptoms of stress — and they all take a toll on your total health.

Wellness August 20, 2018

Finding Balance: Making an action plan

Week 3: How you respond to stress is up to you

Last week, we started looking at specific stressful events and examining how you react to them. This week, you’ll take a closer look at how you cope to see if there’s anything you’d like to do differently.

Wellness August 27, 2018