by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 5, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Today’s U.S. presidential election is a top stressor for Americans. An American Psychiatric Association survey conducted last month found that nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are anxious about the election results. With increased stress often comes increased...
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 18, 2020 | Personal Wellness
As you probably know, it is always important to manage stress. Many preventable diseases can be linked back to an elevated and prolonged stress response in the body. During a health crisis, however, it is of utmost importance for us to maintain calm and access the...
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 27, 2019 | Personal Wellness
Do you. . . Want to reduce your stress and increase your happiness? Crave a slower pace of life with time to relax and breathe? Suffer from chronic pain, anxiety, depression or disturbed sleep? If you answered yes, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR, may be...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 2, 2013 | Personal Wellness
“We can experience wildly strong emotions (provoking our bodies into an accompanying uproar) linked to mere thoughts.” In other words, we activate the stress-response in our minds in response to our thoughts. This is the message shared by Stanford...