Lifestyle Change can occur by choice or necessity; either way we are faced with new challenges which impact our self-confidence. Change always brings with it stress as we all would prefer to keep things familiar with no surprises. Even when the winds of change bring positive transformation, we experience stress in the form of “good” stress (or eustress). The effects are the same as negative (or distress) on our psyches and bodies. If a lifestyle change is inevitable, we can learn how to take the positive aspects out of the incident and use the change as a springboard for making other transitions for our future.

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