Calm and Centered Blog

How to get to sleep when you’ve had an exceptionally difficult day or your mind feels very full.

Concise information about six ways you can effectively use breathing techniques for yourself or your patients, with credible links for further exploration.

How you can use the Relaxation Response technique for patient care and self-care.

Inspiring ideas of what to do if you find yourself home alone, again, for the holidays. Especially for family caregivers.

How do nurses continue on in the face of fear? When you next face fear, here’s three approaches you can consider using to carry on.

A poetic tribute to family caregivers for National Family Caregivers Month, November 2021

Nature may soothe you, reduce stress, and increase your well-being. But how quickly? Learn how much time in nature it takes to increase your well-being.

Are you too busy for stress management? In a busy life, often only the most urgent and most important things get done. Get motivated and move stress management up on your to-do list. Learn what problems reducing stress solves, and where to find quick and easy solutions.

In a stressful situation, especially a never-ending stressful situation, try to retreat and regroup. Soothe yourself and return to reality with more resilience to stay centered instead of stressed.

Here are three powerful ways out of stress cycles when you are spinning with hypothetical “what if” scenarios, worries, and concerns.

Nature heals, soothes, and nurtures us. With gratitude, how can we do enough for the environment that needs so much? Every now and then I am inspired by poems and spiritual writings; today I found an answer to this question that I’ve been asking for some time now.

The signs and symptoms may surprise you. Learn how stress shows up and use that information to prevent future problems by managing your stress effectively.

Walking a labyrinth may sooth your grief. Here’s how.

Effective stress management interventions help nurses to cool down after a challenging shift. You’ll sleep better after a cool-down experience!

No matter if your screen is on a laptop, mobile phone, or tablet, your eyes likely need a stress break and so do you. Here’s how, and what’s in it for you.

Health care needs to change. It’s time to improve work environments for nurses and ultimately improve the patient experience. A systems approach to reduce burnout and unnecessary systems challenges can result in greater well-being, engagement, safety, and career satisfaction.

How to set up daily reminders with stress management interventions that make you feel "ahhh!"

In a long line of ‘not the same’ experiences in 2020/2021, here comes Valentine’s Day. What to do? Frankly, Valentine’s Day isn’t the easiest of holidays for many. Can we reframe this as a self-love day? Sure!

If vacations are your only answer to manage stress, read this blog. Find out what counts as a vacation hobby, what are the benefits, and how stress is reduced. Gain lots of fun ideas!

If you postpone dealing with stress, it drains your energy leaving you on empty. But practicing effective stress management can make the difference between feeling exhausted and energized.