What stresses you out? I mean besides global pandemics, chaotic governance, patriarchal heteronormativity and economic models that put more emphasis on pieces of flair and rainbow fonts then worker’s rights and reasonable quotas, that much goes without saying. Regardless of what your stressors look like, it’s important to remember that coping with stress isn’t the same as ‘fixing the problem’ or removing the stressor. For dealing with stress itself you might be interested to learn-
Understanding Stress Response Cycles-
The Stress Response Cycle Explained by: Danielle Thurman, LAMFT for The EFT Clinic for Couples and Families
Understanding the stress response from Harvard Health Publishing
Chronic Stress? Three Steps To Complete The Stress Response Cycle And Increase Health And Wellness by Hanna Hart for Forbes
The Perfect Amount of Stress by Thea Singer for Psychology Today
The Stress Reaction Cycle from PsychCentral
What Is Your Stress Response Style? by Paula Davis for Psychology Today
The Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory from The American Institute of Stress
Meeting Stress-
BIKINI INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; Do you judge your own body? Here’s how to view it with love, not shame by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski for TED
The light at the end of the tunnel (of stress). from Mountain Home Montana
VC Resources: Radical Acceptance
Ayurvedic Self-Massage from Banyan Botanicals
How to Practice Basic Meditation for Stress Management by Elizabeth Scott for VeryWellMind
Take a Warm Bath 1-2 hours Before Bedtime to Get Better Sleep from Neuroscience News
Sleep Hygiene by Eric Suni for Sleep Foundation
How to do Progressive Muscle Relaxation from Anxiety Canada
Box Breathing Techniques and Benefits by Elizabeth Scott for Very Well Mind
Up to 65 Percent by Melanie Curin for Inc.
The emotional power of poetry from Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience
The Neuroscience of Why You Could Really Use a Hug Right Now by Sirin Kale for Wired
Can I Have a Hug? The Surprising Neuroscience of Embracing by Sebastian Ocklenburg for PsychologyToday
30 Grounding Techniques to Quiet Distressing Thoughts from Healthline
How To Use Mindfulness In Times of Crisis and Challenge from Mrs. Mindfulness
Yoga Therapy for Valence Counseling clients through Lauren Mason Yoga
Stress-Relieving Benefits of Watching Cute Animal Videos by Elizabeth Scott for VeryWellMind
The “Incorrect” Truth of Catharsis by Hannah Young for CONFLUENCE
The Role of Catharsis in Psychology by Kendra Cherry for VeryWellMind
Tear-jerkers: 10 Movies That Will Have You In Tears Every Time by Johnathan Meschutt for Screenrant
EROTIC MINDFULNESS: CAN YOU ACHIEVE AN ORGASM THROUGH MEDITATION? by Pauline De Leon for HyperBae
