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De-Stress Your Home

With major crises – a pandemic, turmoil and so on – swirling around us, it can seem like we are doomed to live with anxiety. However, while we can’t control such mega-stressors, we can ease tension on a smaller scale by focusing on the home front. Following are five ways to lower stress at home.

  1. Drop stress at the door. Consciously shake off tensions before walking into you home at the end of the workday, kind of like the way you wipe dirt from your feet on a doormat. Pause, take a few deep breaths and focus on relaxing for your family.
  2. Share tasks. Housework can be a big source of stress, especially if one person carries most of the load. Sharing chores reduces stress.
  3. Eat together. Study after study shows that regular family dinners have a positive impact on a wide range of factors – including stress. Make a point of dining together and you’ll benefit immeasurably.
  4. Play together. Do something fun as a family. It doesn’t have to be a major activity or extraordinary outing. Take a walk, play a board game, do a craft project … just do something together and you’ll reap rewards.
  5. Keep communication open. Ask each other how you’re doing. Let others know you’re there to listen if they need you. Talk. It works wonders.

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