In this course, you will learn not just what to do to manage stress but how to manage stress. While I will present a variety of techniques for managing stress, we'll also talk about how to manage stress so that you can monitor you level of stress and figure out what works for you. We'll cover meditation, improving sleep, coping with negative thoughts and managing your health. At the end of the course, we'll talk about cultivating hope and working around barriers to reaching your goals.

In addition to the video lectures, this course includes handouts and worksheets to help you translate what you learn into your daily life. Each lecture includes a homework assignment that is optional but helps students make lessons learned in class into lifelong habits.

This course is appropriate for people with a variety of medical conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and multiple sclerosis. People who are caregivers to people with medical conditions or disabilities may also benefit from this course. People with a chronic medical condition may also benefit although most of the examples will be related having a chronic illness.

Course content will focus mostly on what a person can do individually so that you will be able to manage your stress regardless of what others do. This course is based on scientific evidence and the featured techniques are those I’ve found most helpful in my clinical practice.