Once, I tried relaxation exercises. I was hopeless. In an earlier life, I was an acting student and for actors, it’s important to relax your body and focus intently on listening to others. For me, there was something infuriating about being told to lie still and concentrate on my breathing.
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: CAREGIVER STRESS – How to Call It and Slay It
Right now I’m in Toronto at the annual conference of the Ontario Association of Children’s Treatment Services. I’m learning valuable lessons for ALL caregivers and of course I had to share them here. Today, Sonia Lupien, the Director the Centre for Studies on Human Stress revealed to me how stress works and how it’s
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