Owen-Thursfield, Susan

I have not always been a picture perfect state of calm and, even now, as a busy mom of twins, I still have some super stressful days! However, I used to be ultra stressed all the time, and that meant I had a very short fuse. My family often suffered because of my stress. I would lash out at the first person that I encountered. However, when I was taken ill, and a physician diagnosed stress as the root cause, I knew I had to find a solution to my problem. I began to take stress seriously and discovered that meditation, massage, journaling and recreational reading were great ways for me to diffu...