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Learning about stress

I explained that, if stress chemicals get too high in the

body day after day, it can mean stress chemicals do not

go back down. They stay up high all the time.

If our stress stays up high day after day, it can

change what we call our ‘Balance of Life’. Our

balance can become skewed towards vulnerability.

When our Balance of Life is

skewed towards vulnerability

someone can get worried and

upset more easily. They can find

it harder to stay calm when

things go wrong. They are more

likely to get prickly very easily.

The good news is that we can do something about it.

We can help them reset their Balance of Life by working at reducing

cortisol levels.