Welcome to Stress FUNdamentals!Launch

Congratulations for choosing to participate inStress FUNdamentals. This six-week program willprovide easy-to-use tips and tools on healthy stressmanagement tactics that you can apply to everyaspect of your life.

Stress FUNdamentals will address your stresspatterns, identify stressors and your reactions,and help you develop stress management goalsand strategies. The program is divided into thefollowing sessions:

Week 1 – Address the stressIdentify personal stressors and develop healthystress management strategies.

Week 2 – Ease distress with restUnderstand how sleep arms the body to battlestress, and learn tips to assess and improve yoursleeping habits.

Week 3 – Laugh the stress awayLearn the benefits of laughter and how it aidsthe body to reduce stress.

Week 4 – Stress less about money mattersReceive budgeting information and helpful tips tocombat stress caused by financial issues.

Week 5 – Managing the work-life mixDiscover ways to harmonize job responsibilitiesand your personal time away from work.

Week 6 – Take a holiday from stressFace the holidays with less stress once you equipyourself with holiday survival skills.

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Getting started

Get ready to dive into Week 1 of Stress FUNdamentals and learn

effective and healthy ways to manage your stress.

Identify goals you would like to achieveThink about how stress is affecting your life. Are you over committed and

need to focus on time management skills? Is stress keeping you from sleeping

through the night? Jot down a stress management goal or two that you

would like to address during the next six weeks. For example, one of your

goals could be going to bed by 10 p.m. each night, or you might want to

concentrate on spending quality time with your family every day.

Identify your health risksHealth risks can sneak up on you if you ignore them. Log in to Blue Access

for MembersSM and give the Health Assessment (HA) a whirl. The HA will

give facts about your health risks and may give insight about where you

should focus your stress control tactics.

Sign your Personal ContractMake a commitment to yourself for your health and complete the

Stress FUNdamentals Personal Contract. By signing this contract, you are

making a commitment to better stress management. Include clearly defined

personal goals and why you want to achieve the goals. Post your contract in

your office or at home to remind you of your goals. Pat yourself on the back

for making a commitment to a healthier, less stressful life!

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