I have a confession: 

There is a piece of advice that I've been giving clients for years that, if I'm being completely honest, has always made me a little uncomfortable.

Like a lot of people, I was taught about the importance of stress management in recovery.

And I've passed that same advice on to many of my clients:

"Be sure to limit the amount of stress in your life."

But I've always felt something was off.  

Because... how exactly are we supposed to do that?

The things that cause us the most stress are often things we don't have much control over—a health problem, money worries, pressure at school, a stressful job, parenting demands.

You can't just remove those things from your life because someone told you that you need to “manage your stress.”

And in a way, I've felt like I was giving people advice that wasn't really rooted in the reality of being human.

That's why I was so excited when I found The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal, a book that completely changed how I understand stress.

It turns out that the key to managing stress is not really about reducing stress, but about changing the way we see and relate to it.

It got me thinking: 

What if the key to breaking the stress-drinking loop is to help you change your relationship with stress? 

Is this something that you’d be interested in learning more about?

Hit reply and let me know. :) 

Jeanette