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Tips for helping you build resilience
- Engage in activities that make you happy. Perhaps you have a hobby you can incorporate into your life.
- Say no when necessary. If we spread ourselves too thinly, the quality of our relationships and work may suffer.
- Practice mindful deep breathing. Breathe in for a count of 4 through the nose, hold for 2, and out through the mouth for a count of 6.
- Engage in informal mindfulness. When you're out walking for example, listen to birdsong or feel the warmth of the sun.
- Keep evergreens or use your other senses to support feelings of relaxation.
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How your body responds to stress
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Make your stress response work in your favor
Stress is a useful warning sign that we may be pushing it too far. It is important to learn to recognize and respond to it.
- Becoming aware of what triggers a stress response can help us avoid or deal with them.
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Breathe Slowly
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Deep-breathing
Deep breathing has a direct calming effect on the nervous system.
- Put your tongue on the roof of your mouth just behind your front teeth.
- Breathe in slowly through you nose to the count of five.
- Hold your breath to the count of seven.
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