Art and Your Health
Jennifer Melton Jennifer Melton

Art and Your Health

This is a continuation of my series Stress and Your Health, based on information learned from a Brene Brown Podcast with guests Dr. Emily Nagoski and Dr. Amelia Nagoski, authors of Burnout. They discuss several evidence-based techniques for unlocking the stress cycle in order to prevent burnout and illness. Today I want to highlight my favorite technique: creativity and art.

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Stress and Your Health
Jennifer Melton Jennifer Melton

Stress and Your Health

For people who stutter, the very act of communication may be a stressor. Examples include speaking in a feared situation, worrying about what other people might think if they stutter, or even a full day of using fluency strategies.

Over the next few posts, I’m going to share some tips I learned on ways we can unlock the cycle on our stress so we can prevent it from making us sick.

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