Stress Archives | With a Little Help Counselling https://withalittlehelp.com.au/tag/stress/ Relationship Counselling & Adult Counselling Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:06:21 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-with-a-little-help-counselling-square-logo-32x32.png Stress Archives | With a Little Help Counselling https://withalittlehelp.com.au/tag/stress/ 32 32 Another Link Found Between Stress And Brain Function https://withalittlehelp.com.au/another-link-found-between-stress-and-brain-function/ Sat, 21 Jun 2025 04:43:55 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1750 There is no doubt stress, and our physiological stress response, significantly affects the way we function. Just here on the With a Little Help Counselling website, you will find many articles from the world of [...]

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]]> Proof Stress is Contagious https://withalittlehelp.com.au/proof-stress-is-contagious/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:26:35 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1703 Researchers show one person’s stress can quickly affect those close to them. If a person catches a cold, it’s not overly surprising when their significant other also becomes infected. Heaven knows we’ve learned much about [...]

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]]> Reduce Stress With Sex And Food https://withalittlehelp.com.au/reduce-stress-with-sex-and-food/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:16:20 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1684 Researchers prove pleasure helps us reduce our stress levels. When couples come to relationship counselling they are often experiencing stress and the dysfunction in the relationship might be having both a direct and indirect impact [...]

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]]> How Stress Affects Men & Women Differently https://withalittlehelp.com.au/how-stress-affects-men-women-differently/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:25:35 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1673 New research finds differences between how men and women experience stress. A failing or difficult relationship, troubles with the kids, demands of work, financial worries…stress is something that we all experience at different times. And [...]

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]]> We Now Know More About Anxiety and Gut Health Link https://withalittlehelp.com.au/we-now-know-more-about-anxiety-and-gut-health-link/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:19:36 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1623 New evidence shows a direct link between mental health and gut health. I recently published an article outlining evidence that the health of our tummy can affect the production of serotonin, which can impact our [...]

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]]> Beware the Control Trap https://withalittlehelp.com.au/beware-the-control-trap/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 23:53:36 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1606 Trying to control things can only leave us feeling helpless Most people would, if given the chance, go for a ride on a roller coaster. Why? Well, I think it is mostly about those wonderful [...]

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]]> Patience is all about Emotion Regulation https://withalittlehelp.com.au/patience-is-all-about-emotion-regulation/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:49:43 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1413 When we are stressed, we are more emotional. So much of my Counselling work is about helping people understand how external stressors affect the way we behave. People who come to Counselling are quite often [...]

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]]> More Evidence Linking Stress and Behaviour https://withalittlehelp.com.au/more-evidence-linking-stress-and-behaviour/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 04:03:19 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1405 A person experiencing high-stress levels will likely be acting outside of their normal behaviour patterns. Stress, at least in the most surface-level way, is dealt with by our physiological systems through the release of Cortisol. [...]

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]]> Researchers Find Unequal Balance Between Mum and Dad https://withalittlehelp.com.au/researchers-find-unequal-balance-between-mum-and-dad/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:54:53 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1390 No two couples are the same, no two families are perfectly alike, but in working with a huge number of couples over the years you start to see some common similarities. Common themes that come [...]

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]]> More Evidence Linking Gut Health to Mental Health https://withalittlehelp.com.au/more-evidence-linking-gut-health-to-mental-health/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 04:07:04 +0000 https://withalittlehelp.com.au/?p=1373 No matter the professional health or well-being field, experts tend to agree that humans do suffer the knock-on effects of their lifestyle, behaviours, and environment, in one form or another. Ask an Oncologist and they [...]

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