Counseling Services Mount Union College To insert your company logo on this slide From the Insert Menu Select “Picture” Locate your logo file Click OK To resize the logo Click anywhere inside the logo. The boxes that appear outside the logo are known as “resize handles.” Use these to resize the object. If you hold down the shift key before using the resize handles, you will maintain the proportions of the object you wish to resize. STRESS MANAGEMENT

RECOGNIZE STRESS MONITOR YOURSELF / LOOK FOR SIGNS fast heartbeat, breathing, thoughts, speech restlessness, dry mouth, tense body sleep problems KNOW YOUR UNIQUE PATTERNS

WAYS TO CALM YOURSELF WORKING OUT walking, weights, swimming, cycling RELAXATION EXERCISES meditating, breathing exercises, yoga SLOWING DOWN talk slowly, breathe from abdomen, stretch FOCUSING on nature, music, friends, tv or movie, art ALTRUISM help others, smile, compliment someone

HEALTHY ROUTINES TREAT YOURSELF WELL avoid harmful behaviors to stabilize: eat, sleep, exercise DEVELOP APPRECIATION for life, others, what you have DO RIGHT / WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE prioritize tasks give each task full effort and focus get things done on time

LEARN TO LISTEN WITHIN “THE MORE FAITHFULLY YOU LISTEN TO THE VOICE WITHIN YOU, THE BETTER YOU WILL HEAR WHAT IS SOUNDING OUTSIDE. AND ONLY SHE WHO LISTENS CAN SPEAK”. DAG HAMMARSKOLD