Stress Management Resources

Mindful Moments

• Senses Scan
• Just Breathe
• Mindful Eating
• Gratitude Practice
• Glitter Jar
• Infinity Breathing

Resources

Websites

• Compassion
  • The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education

• Farm Stress
  • Agriculture Stress Management – University of Connecticut Extension
  • Coping with Ag Stress – Washington State University Extension
  • Coping with Rural Stress – University of Minnesota Extension
  • Farm and Ranch Stress – North Dakota State University Extension
  • Farm Stress & Decision-Making During Challenging Times – University of Wisconsin Extension
  • Farm Stress Management – Clemson Extension
  • Farmer Stress – University of Georgia Extension
  • Flood Farm Stress – University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Managing Farm Stress – Michigan State university Extension
  • Rural Stress Response - University of Nebraska Extension
  • Suicide Prevention – Washington State University

• Meaningful Life
  • Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

• Mental Health
  • What is mental health?
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Children's mental health as a public health issues - University of Minnesota Extension
  • Mental Well-being
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • Strengthening Our Response

• Mindfulness
  • The Mindfulness Institute
  • Mindful Awareness Research Center at University of California Los Angeles
  • University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness
  • University of California at San Diego Center for Mindfulness

• Mindfulness Practices:
  • Mindfulness Breath - South Dakota State

• Stress
  • Controlling Stress – University of Minnesota Extension
  • Coping with Stress and Anxiety – North Carolina State University Extension
  • Family Stress – University of Wyoming Extension
  • How Stress Affects You - Michigan State University Extension
  • Parenting Stress - Penn State Extension
  • Stress Management – Montana State University Extension
  • Stress Management and the Challenge of Balance – University of Missouri Extension
  • Stress and Emotional Eating – Mississippi State University
  • Stress: Seeing with Optimism – Penn State Extension
  • Stress and Health – University of Maryland Extension
  • Stress – University of Delaware
  • Stress and Anxiety – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
  • Youth and Stress – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension  
  • Why Stress Management Strategies Work – Utah State University Extension

• Therapists
  • Find a therapist

Books

• When Things Fall Apart - Pem Chodron
• Rising Strong - Brene Brown
• The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown
• No Mud, No Lotus - Thich Nhat Hahn

Apps
Search for Apps that include things like check-ins for your mood, guided meditation, breathing exercises, tracking symptoms of stress, and goal setting. Some examples include:

• Insight Timer
• Calm
• Headspace
• Stop, Breathe & Think
• Pacifica