boundary setting, chronic complainers, communication strategies, conflict resolution, coping mechanisms, dealing with negativity, effective listening, emotional health, emotional intelligence, empathy, interpersonal skills, maintaining positivity, mental health, mindset change, personal development, personal growth, positivity, problem-solving, relationship management, self-improvement, , stress management

Practical Strategies for Handling Chronic Complainers in Your Life

Managing relationships with chronic complainers can be an arduous task. Such individuals seem to find faults even in the most perfect circumstances. Their persistent negativity can profoundly affect personal and professional environments, dampening morale, heightening stress levels, and stifling progress. Who are chronic complainers? Chronic complainers express their dissatisfaction, disappointment, and frustration persistently, often tainting ...

Mike West

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9 Practical Steps to Cultivating Patience

Living in a fast-paced world where immediate results are the norm, cultivating patience has become more challenging, yet increasingly essential. The virtue of being patient, often admired yet seldom practiced, plays a significant role in maintaining your mental health, managing stress, and fostering healthier relationships. This article aims to shed light on the causes of ...

Nathan Machoka

An upset man talking on the phone.

What Causes Chronic Stress and How to Shift It

Chronic stress is one of the main reasons you get sick. Humans are born healthy by nature. It’s often the environment, your lifestyle, and the mental habits you expose yourself to that eventually result in a state of stress that depletes the body of its healthy resources and leads to illness and chronic fatigue. In ...

Health by Nature

How to Lower Your Stress to Lose Weight

Chronic stress usually leads to weight gain, so if you understand what is going on, you can work out how to lower your stress to lose weight. In this video, you will learn about the core reason for stress and how it affects the body. If a state of stress prevails for a longer period ...

Health by Nature

Fear of War Researcher: Too Much Fear Can Make You Ill

The war between Russia and Ukraine goes on, despite the rounds of peace talks between politicians of the neighboring countries. This can create stress and fear in people. While those in the war zone are directly impacted and must deal with the aftermath, it does not mean people in other places are entirely unaffected. It ...

Armin Auctor

Poster with a handmade Ukrainian cultural map being held aloft by a woman with blue painted fingernails at a rally protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Mindfulness to Reduce Stress and Relax More

Are you sleeping restlessly? Feeling irritable or moody? Forgetting little things or feeling overwhelmed? Don’t worry. We’ve all been there. You’re probably just stressed out. Have you ever heard of mindfulness? We all know what it’s like to feel stressed, and we deal with it differently. But how much stress is too much? Your body will ...

Haidene Go

Young dad sits on the floor of the living room looking stressed out as four kids jump around the room, full of energy.

Do Fidget Toys Help You Self-Regulate Anxiety and Focus Better?

There is a misconception that only kids need toys. On the contrary, grown-up people also need toys suiting their temperament. That explains why fidget toys are so much in demand. They are seen a lot in clinics of psychotherapists. However, they are also used profusely by people coping with stress or attention issues. Nowadays, it ...

Armin Auctor

A cupcake-shaped antistress pop it toy in pastel colors on a pastel rainbow background.

15 Ways to Create Balance in Your Life

Are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Do you feel like you can’t keep up with everything on your plate? If so, it’s time to learn how to get your life back into balance. In this post, we’ll discuss some simple tips that will help you restore order and balance to your life and reduce stress. ...

Emma Lu

Wooden clock with upper half blue with numbers in white and lower half white with numbers in blue and notes stuck to the hands that say "work", "life", and "balance".

What You Need to Know About Adaptogens

Consuming supplements is now a common habit among people conscious of their physical and mental health. Adaptogens are one such group of supplements that many people seem to be very interested in. These are basically a class of plants that are believed to have the ability to fight stress and balance the body. Some of ...

Armin Auctor

Chaga mushrooms growing on a tree.

Smile More to Stress Less

It’s common knowledge that taking a deep breath is a great way to help you relax. But there’s another easy-to-do,  little-known trick that will achieve the same effect — a smile. In fact, whether your smile comes naturally or is forced, it’s been shown to relieve stress and tension. So just why does the simple ...

Tatiana Denning

Smiling woman wearing a hat at the beach.