Understanding your body

Stress and Safety

Stress isn't only in your head. Your body feels it too. During stressful times your sleep, appetite and energy can all shift. That's part of how your body copes.

You can't remove every source of stress from your life. And you don't have to.

Instead, make today a little lighter:

• Take three slow, comfortable breaths.
• Take a short, quiet break, without your phone.
• Cross one unnecessary thing off your list.

Different things work for different people, so try one without forcing it. You don't need a perfectly calm life to start caring for yourself.

Want the deeper “why”? Read Your Body Is Protecting You.