Stress management 2.0: how stress makes you resilient and happy

Stress as a happiness factor

• New findings from research and science.
• Evolutionary function of stress and its role in adaptability.
• How certain types of stress strengthen mental resilience.
• Opportunities for personal growth: new perspectives and self-development.

How to make stress hormones work for you instead of against you

• Function of stress hormones in the body.
• Techniques for emotional self-regulation in stressful situations.
• Methods of how physical activity and relaxation can influence stress hormones.
• Integration of breathing techniques and meditation for stress management.
• Identification of individual stressors and strategies for coping with them.

Value-based stress management

• Identification of personal values.
• Setting priorities and long-term goals for stress-free action.
• Authentic behavior in line with personal values.
• Strategies for communicating your own values in your professional and personal environment.

New stress mindset - resilient instead of sick

• How attitudes to stress influence experience.
• Transforming negative thought patterns into a resilient attitude.
• Strengthening self-efficacy.
• Change of perspective: Changing your view of stressful events.

Why a meaningful life is also always a stressful life

• Connection between meaningfulness and stress.
• Meaningful goals as an anchor in stressful times.
• Self-reflection regarding the personal meaning of life.
• Recognizing meaning even in difficult phases of life.

The role of mindfulness for effective stress management

• Basic principles of mindfulness and their importance for stress reduction.
• Mindful awareness of stress triggers.
• Mindfulness in communication and interaction with others.
• Integration of mindfulness into everyday life for long-term stress prevention.

Toolbox with exercises & methods for implementation after the training