Managing stress to improve your health and wellbeing with Kathy Gruver

<p>Kathy Gruver is an award-winning author, professional speaker, and former actor with over 30 years of experience in mind/body medicine and human behavior. An entertainer and educator imbuing all of her programs with practicality and passion.  Kathy has written seven books which have garnered 12 awards, hosted a TV series based on her first book, developed a stress reduction program for the US military, and cohosts the Fire and Earth Podcast. She has penned countless articles and appears regularly as a guest on radio, TV and in in print media.  She has earned her PhD in natural health and has studied mind-body medicine at the famed Benson Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Harvard. </p> <p> </p> <p>Today we talk all about stress! Kathy tells us how to identify stress as a problem, how it affects our health and REAL ways we can cope with it, deal with with and prevent it.</p> <p> </p> <p>Highlights from the episode:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">What is stress</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The indicators of stress</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">How stress affects our health and work life</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Why stress isn’t really the problem</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">5 keys to stress reduction</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">How to use affirmations and visualization to help with stress and achieve more in life</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Using meditation as a stress-reduction tool</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Simple mindfulness techniques to incorporate into your day</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">How presence and mindfulness can help with communication and leadership</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Resources: </p> <p><a href='http://www.kathygruver.com'>http://www.kathygruver.com</a> </p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/DrKathyGruver/'>https://www.facebook.com/DrKathyGruver/</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.youtube.com/user/DrKathyGruver'>https://www.youtube.com/user/DrKathyGruver</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/drkathygruv