When we focus only on the negative impacts of stress, we are not seeing the whole picture. That's because stress is both good (eustress) and bad (distress). Here are some of the factors which influence whether we interpret stress as a good or bad, and if we should really be aiming for a stress-free life…

Yesterday I was cleaning out the drawers in my office and I found a bundle of colored pencils. And I thought, why would I have these? Then I remembered how much I used to enjoy coloring mandalas and it prompted me to review the research on the benefits of coloring. Let’s take a look…