Relieve Stress With Kindness

 This week is World Kindness Week, which is also a great week to focus on kindness, think about all the ways that kindness helps us relieve stress, and increase the kindness in our lives this week.  This newsletter brings new ways to think about kindness, research on how kindness actually can build resilience to stress in you and those you love, ideas on spreading kindness, and more.  And, as always, you can connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for more stress management resources throughout the week.  Have a great week! 
--Elizabeth Scott

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Relieve Stress With Kindness  This week is World Kindness Week, which is also a great week to focus on kindness, think about all the ways that kindness helps us relieve stress, and increase the kindness in our lives this week.  This newsletter brings new ways to think about kindness, research on how kindness actually can build resilience to stress in you and those you love, ideas on spreading kindness, and more.  And, as always, you can connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for more stress management resources throughout the week.  Have a great week!  --Elizabeth Scott Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Stress Management Expert How Feeling Good Emotionally Builds Resilience Toward Stress    When we're kind to others, it feels great for then and us.  And feeling those emotional lifts really can build resilience toward stress!  Read how and why, and get some extra kindness going in your life. READ NOW Kindness and Altruism: Are They Contagious?   Kindness and altruism are well worth cultivating in your life--and when you have them in your life, you're more likely to spread the joy!  Here's some interesting research that should make you even more excited about celebrating World Kindness Day with some kindness and altruism. READ NOW How To Practice Loving Kindness Meditation   Cultivating feelings of "loving kindness" toward yourself and others is actually a proven way to feel more peaceful, less stressed, more connected with others, and more.  And it's really easy to learn and simple to practice--great features for a stress management technique!  Read on and find out how it's done.  (And read more about the benefits of loving-kindness meditation here.) READ NOW 10 Conflict Resolution Mistakes to Avoid   Learning to "fight fair" might not seem like a typical stress management technique or a way to be kind, but it actually is both.  When we get into conflicts with others and fight to "win" (rather than seek to understand), for example, or when we make character attacks, we can hurt the other person and create unnecessary pain rather than resolution.  Avoiding this is both kind to ourselves and to those with whom we may be engaging, and this can relieve stress all around. READ NOW Get More On Facebook: About Stress Management    Find more stress management resources to help you relive stress all week long!  Don't worry--I don't overload readers, but once a day or so, you'll find something that can help you enjoy your day more and stress less.   READ NOW Featured Articles • Lifters Still Choose White Rice over Brown • The Biggest Concern of Deep Vein Thrombosis • Re-Boiling Water Doesn't Cause Cancer • 8 Signs Your Boyfriend Is a Bully (And Abusive) • Should I Quit Drinking to Lose Weight? • 10 Healthy Foods That Are High in Folate • So You're Celiac, But With No Symptoms. Can You Cheat and Eat Gluten? • Low-Carb Ways to Satisfy a Pasta Craving Advertisement About Stress Management  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Stress Management newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.