Dr. Megan Hood, a clinical psychologist at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center with an expertise in stress management, said trying to attain a more stress-free existence is pretty popular around the holidays and the new year.But staying away from stress is not as simple as a New Year’s Eve wish. “That tends to be a common goal, a nice broad goal,” Hood said. “But it also tends to be challenging.”Still, Hood has some tips to keep the stress at bay.
Enjoy the moment. Don’t always rush ahead to the next thing, Hood cautions. Take a second to just enjoy the small things in life: a catchy song playing, a good smell or something nice going on around you.
Plan ahead -- when you can. Having plans and maintaining schedules is a good thing, but make your goals manageable and realistic and don’t worry about anything out
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