Susan Owen-Thursfield

Is It More Stressful To Tell The Truth Or Lie?

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:28:28 +0000

It sickens and saddens me that some people still prefer to tell a bare faced lie rather than tell the truth, even when there is no consequence either way. I can sort of understand the action in the case of children, who sometimes assume they’re in trouble whenever a grown up asks them what they’re [...]

Stop Stress Ruining Your Life – 5 Ways

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:00:42 +0000

As you probably know, if you’ve read this blog for any length of time, high levels of unmanaged stress can lead to very serious physical symptoms and illnesses. But did you know that excessive stress can also cause damaging changes in your behaviors too, such as stress eating or self harming? These are just two [...]

Why Can’t Some People Say No?

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:13:07 +0000

Why do some people find it so hard to say “no”? With our lives all spiralling out of control with the amount of stress we take on each day, one of the simplest ways to lower our stress levels is to learn to say, “no”. Some people are scared of saying “no” for fear of [...]

3 Top Tips To Beat Christmas Stress

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:27:02 +0000

Following on from my post on Christmas stress relief, I thought I’d share with you what has worked/is working for me this year so that you too can revel in the same heady delights of stress free-ness (is that a word? Probably should change it to get the on page SEO right ) as I have [...]

Why Christmas Will Be Stress Free This Year

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:30:26 +0000

It’s that time of year again and I cannot believe how quickly the year has flown by. I like to buy myself a week-to-view diary/journal and take time to write the important dates in it, transferring them carefully from my old diary. It’s not hi-tech, not the most efficient use of time and there are [...]

Financial Stress – How To Handle The Stress of Debt

Susan Owen-Thursfield — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:47:45 +0000

Financial debt is one of the most stressful things in life. Everyone handles it differently, but how you handle it will affect how quickly and easily you get out of debt for good. Some people will turn their lives around quickly and get out of debt, but others will find the pressure too much to [...]