Combating Stress

• Are you finding it difficult to manage?
• Are you feeling tense, wound-up or exhausted?
• Does your mind go over and over the things you have to do?

If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, you are likely to be experiencing high levels of stress. You are not alone. In today’s fast paced world, many people experience problems related to stress. These can include difficulties with sleep, emotions, relationships, performance at work and home, and even an increased vulnerability to illness.

Thankfully, there are helpful ways to manage stress, even for those with a demanding lifestyle. This 4 week online Combating Stress program provides you with well researched and effective ways to manage your stress.

The HealthSteps Combating Stress program:

1. Teaches you about stress: what it is and why we experience it
2. Explains the causes and consequences of stress
3. Helps you identify your personal stress triggers
4. Walks you through practical, proven strategies that will help regulate your stress levels
5. Assists you to develop a proactive plan to help you keep stress from interfering with your life

Combating Stress is for anyone wishing to see improvements in their quality of life at home and at work, now, and in the long term. The tools in this program are essential for people who value their psychological and physical health. Managing stress and improving work-life balance is a must for anyone in the workplace.

Program overview

Session 1

• Understanding stress
• The stress response
• Helpful and unhelpful stress
• Causes of stress
• Consequences of stress
• Combating Stress

Session 2

• Identifying personal sources of stress
• Stress and personality (Type A or Type B, perfectionism, procrastination)
• Stress and unhelpful thinking styles
• Personal stress buffers

Session 3

• Strategies for managing stress
• Problem solving
• Finding balance
• Time management
• Addressing unhelpful thinking

Session 4

• Assertive communication
• Regular sleep
• Relaxation
• Your personal management plan