
A welcome and introduction to the course including an overview of the contents, who the course is designed for, the course aims & a summary of what you will be covering on the course & what you will have learnt by the end of the course.
As you go through the course, you may have questions or want help and support. Please use the Q and A or send me a direct message & I will do my best to help you.
In the resource section of this video, we have included links to the Udemy help section which explains in detail how to access and watch the course, so you can find out more about watching the course and adjusting the course settings (such as course speed) to suit your individual preferences.
An introduction to the tutor of this course, Liz Makin.
A look at what stress is and its impact.
A look at whether stress can be good for you.
An introduction to this section on how to reduce & manage stress, including a 6 step stress management process which covers the key components of managing stress. This process shows you how to reduce your current stress & to manage stress positively going forward.
A detailed look at the different symptoms of stress and acknowledging that you are stressed.
If you are currently feeling stressed, please complete the assignment given in this lecture to identify the symptoms of your stress.
There is a worksheet that can be downloaded either below or in the Resources section (If you are using the Udemy app please click on More, then Resources and then on the relevant lecture where you can then download the worksheet).
Please note that the worksheet is a fillable pdf that can be completed online and saved or it can be printed off to complete manually.
A detailed look at the many potential causes of stress & how to identify the root cause(s) of your stress.
If you are currently feeling stressed, please complete the assignment given in this lecture to identify the causes of your stress.
There is a worksheet that can be downloaded either below or in the Resources section (If you are using the Udemy app please click on More, then Resources and then on the relevant lecture where you can then download the worksheet).
Please note that the worksheet is a fillable pdf that can be completed online and saved or it can be printed off to complete manually.
A detailed look at taking action to reduce stress, the importance of taking action & how to identify the actions to take.
If you are currently feeling stressed please complete the assignment given in this lecture to identify the actions you are going to take to reduce your stress.
You may also get inspiration for actions to take later in this course from the Stress management tips & strategies section.
There is a worksheet that can be downloaded either below or in the Resources section (If you are using the Udemy app please click on More, then Resources and then on the relevant lecture where you can then download the worksheet).
Please note that the worksheet is a fillable pdf that can be completed online and saved or it can be printed off to complete manually.
A review of interim steps you can take to relieve the symptoms of your stress until the underlying causes are addressed.
A summary of this section on how to reduce & manage stress.
An introduction to this section of stress management tips & strategies. In this section we will introduce you to a wide range of stress management tips & strategies that you can incorporate into your life. These will help you to decide on the actions to take to reduce your current stress & to enable you to manage stress positively going forward.
In this lecture there is an assignment to complete as you work through this section of the course entitled 'What are you going to do differently to manage stress going forward?' The assignment is to note down the changes you want to make to help you manage stress positively going forward.
There is a worksheet that can be downloaded either below or in the Resources section (If you are using the Udemy app please click on More, then Resources and then on the relevant lecture where you can then download the worksheet).
Please note that the worksheet is a fillable pdf that can be completed online and saved or it can be printed off to complete manually.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of identifying your purpose, setting goals, planning & taking action.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of managing your time & not letting it manage you.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of noticing & changing the way you think.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of considering your approach.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of thinking about how you view life.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of communication & building relationships.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of managing your money & finances.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of considering how you handle life changes & events.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of reducing stress at work.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of looking after yourself & getting balance in your life.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A range of stress management tips & strategies in the area of asking for help & support.
Remember to add any changes you want to make in this area on your worksheets 3 & 4 from lectures 11 & 15.
A summary of this section of stress management tips & strategies. In this section we have introduced you to a wide range of stress management tips & strategies that you can incorporate into your life. These will have helped you to decide on the actions to take to reduce your current stress & to enable you to manage stress positively going forward.
A review of your own personalised stress plan developed in this course through the worksheets, including reflecting on & refining your plan & deciding the best way forward for you.
In this lecture we summarise and complete the course - Stress management for life: how to reduce & manage stress.
In the resource section of this video, we have included links to the Udemy help section which explain in detail how to download your course certificate after watching the whole course and how to leave and edit a course rating.
A stress management tips and strategies checklist which includes all the stress management tips and strategies covered in the course.
A short article about the importance of soft skills in the age of AI.
You can find out more and purchase my other Udemy personal development courses in this lecture.
Do you want to reduce your current stress?
Do you want to manage stress more effectively going forward?
Do you want an insight into stress, its impact, symptoms and causes?
This course is a practical action oriented course designed to give you the tools, tips and strategies to reduce your current stress and to enable you to manage stress more effectively going forward, including over 75 stress management tips and strategies.
This course aims to give you an insight into stress, its impact, symptoms and causes, as well as to give you practical steps to follow to reduce your current stress. The course will also give you a wealth of stress management tips and strategies to help you to tackle the root causes of your stress and to help you to manage stress more effectively going forward.
As you go through the course you will be able to apply the learning and develop your own personalised stress plan.
The course is designed to be practical and relevant to real life. It includes a straightforward process that you can follow to reduce your current stress and lots of ideas, tips and strategies as to how to reduce and manage stress. The course takes a holistic view of stress management with stress management strategies for all areas of your life. It is not a theoretical or academic course on stress.
What are the course aims?
The course aims to provide you with:
* An insight into stress, its impact, symptoms and causes.
* A 6 step stress management process that you can follow to reduce and manage stress.
* A wealth of practical stress management tips and strategies to help you to tackle the root causes of your stress and to help you to manage stress more effectively going forward.
* Your own personalised stress plan, that you will develop during the course.
What is included in the course?
The course has the following sections:
* Introduction - including an introduction to the course and the tutor
* What is stress? - including what is stress and can stress be good for you?
* How to reduce & manage stress - including a stress management process that you can easily follow to reduce your stress, including looking at the symptoms and causes of stress, taking action to reduce stress and taking interim steps to relieve the symptoms.
* Stress management tips and strategies - including a wide range of practical tips and strategies (over 75 in total) to help you to tackle the root cause of your stress and to help you manage stress going forward.
* Your stress plan - throughout the course you will have the chance to develop your own stress plan, including looking at your own stress including how it is manifesting and its impact on you, understanding the causes of your stress, how to manage your stress and stress management tips and strategies that you can use to reduce and manage your stress.
* Course summary - including a short summary of the course, a course quiz to self assess your learning and a checklist of all the tips and strategies covered in the course.
We have also included introductions and summaries throughout the course to help with learning.
The course is in short bite sized lectures and you can see the detailed course content in the course curriculum.
Practical activities - Developing your own personalised stress plan and a course quiz
There are worksheets to complete as you go through the course to develop your own personalised stress plan. These include identifying the symptoms and the causes of your stress, as well as actions to take to reduce your current stress and strategies to follow to manage stress positively going forward.
There is also a short multiple choice quiz in the Summary section of the course for you to use to self assess your learning from the course.
You will need to allow additional time in addition to the duration of the videos to complete the worksheets and quiz.
What will you learn?
By the end of the course you will have a better understanding of stress, understand the root causes of your stress, have an action plan for reducing your stress levels and have stress management strategies in place to support you to manage stress positively going forward.
Even if you are not stressed at the moment you will have the opportunity to review how stress is impacting your life and to decide on actions to take to support you in managing stress positively going forward.
Important notes & more about the course
If you are already very knowledgeable about stress and stress management, this course may not be for you. It includes an insight into stress (including what is stress and whether stress can be good for you), its impact, symptoms and causes, a stress management process to reduce stress, practical stress management tips and strategies and an opportunity to develop your own stress plan, some or all of which you may already know a lot about.
You can watch the lectures at your convenience on your computer, tablet or smart phone.
You can choose to complete the whole course or just watch the lectures that are most relevant to you, whichever you prefer. You can watch each lecture in full or just the elements you want to watch and you can stop a lecture at any point if you want to study the content in more detail.
You can watch the lectures at the preassigned speed or you can choose to speed up or slow down the lectures to suit your own preference.
We have included links in the resource section of the Introduction video to the Udemy help section which explains in detail how to access and watch the course, so you can find out more about watching the course and adjusting the course settings (such as course speed) to suit your individual preferences.
We have also included links in the resource section of the Course summary video to the Udemy help section which explains in detail how to download your course certificate after watching the whole course.
Good luck
Good luck with the course and I hope you find it invaluable.