Managing stress begins with self-care. Fortunately, there are many things you can do at home and on your own schedule to support your mental health, maintain healthy communication and prevent isolation.
Controlling stress
Get tips for taking care of yourself and knowing when to seek help.
Parental stress
Understand the interacting factors in family stress and the effects of stress on parents.
Workplace stress and wellness
Resources and wellness activities for individuals and organizations to help those who experience stress in the workplace.
Minimize holiday stress
Make changes to how you celebrate the holidays so that you can enjoy them to the fullest.
Taking care of yourself under stress
Managing stress begins with self-care. There are many things you can do to support your mental health, maintain healthy communication and prevent isolation.
Adjusting to income loss
How you respond to income changes financially, emotionally and socially, can make a difference for you and your family.
Communicating under pressure
During stressful times, it is easy to experience misunderstandings that can result in adding more stress to the situation.
Helping children cope
Family communication and coping skills have a great impact on how your family deals with tough times.
Building social support and connections
Tough times go a little more smoothly when you have the support of family and friends.
Goal setting
A step-by-step process for setting realistic goals and a worksheet that you can download as a PDF.
Making healthy decisions
Tips for healthy decision-making throughout your day.
Stress relief
Learn the ways your body reacts to stress and ten tips to relieve stress.
Ambiguous loss workbook and training
A Changing Way of Life: Ambiguous loss and farming is a workbook designed for educators, public health administrators, social workers, clergy and others who have an interest in helping farm families manage loss and change.
Reviewed in 2020