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Perfect, really, given that another of my 'outs' was unnecessary stress... The more we feel we can control things, the more we reduce our stress. During particularly stressful times, the familiarity of routine can be especially helpful. There's an awful lot of synchronicity between sleep and stress. Ironically, times of high stress can become a barrier to maintaining routines.

This phenomenon, aptly coined “stress-laxing”, can cast a shadow on our ability to truly unwind. High levels of stress can increase levels of the hormone cortisol. The importance of quality relaxation reaches beyond reducing stress. Acknowledge your stress: If you’re feeling stressed while relaxing, it can be easy to force yourself feelings our bodies continue to send stress signals to prompt us to take action.

This was reassuring as I could attribute this sudden change to the immense stress and anxiety I have It also spurred an interest in the different ways in which anxiety and stress can actually impact our Why does our skin react to anxiety and stress? Anxiety and stressful stimuli can trigger our fight-or-flight response. There are many other ways that anxiety and stress can show themselves through our skin.

Colin Martin Nov 3, 2022 5 min read Maternal Mental Health Reflections on postpartum post-traumatic stress the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress

practical understanding of the interaction between psychological processes, the nervous system, and the stress

Colin Martin Nov 3, 2022 5 min read Maternal Mental Health Reflections on postpartum post-traumatic stress the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress