You’ve likely heard the phrase, “fight or flight.” It’s actually pretty helpful for understanding how people respond to stress. Especially if we can add one more word: Fight, flight, or freeze.

In this article, I describe three common stress responses and their potential effects.

There are many different ways to cope with stress. These steps range from changing up your routine to meeting with a mental health professional. In this post, I outline several steps to get you started.

Stress is a huge issue for lots of people, and one that only seems to be getting worse over time. In a recent poll, 46% of Canadians reported they feel stressed regularly (33%) or all the time (13%).