Good article about the connection between stress and disease, published in the Petoskey News-Review on October 10, 2008.
“Exercise is therapy for stress management,” said a Northern Michigan Regional Hospital exercise physiologist. “Exercise gets you away from stress and releases serotonin in the brain which helps you relax.”
“Many of us are recovering from all the effects of being human in an imperfect world,” said James Marshall, who has a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology.
“We often tell ourselves we shouldn’t be thinking, acting or feeling the way we do. That shaming and blaming ourselves locks us into a problem.”
“Asking for help is not weakness and talking it through is not giving up or quitting – it’s being honest.”
“Therapy is not always about treating problems, it’s also about attaining peak performance.”