Build a Stress-Management Toolkit Tailored to Your Reality and Needs
Do you feel that stress is taking up more and more space, both at work and in your personal life? Are you looking to manage it better, but the solutions you’ve tried don’t stick over time?
This is often because we try to manage something without understanding its mechanisms. This training helps you change that: understand what is happening in your body and mind, identify what triggers and sustains your stress, and then put in place strategies that fit your reality.
The program is delivered through three progressive workshops: one full day followed by two half-day sessions. Between workshops, you will apply what you have learned in your professional life, observe your reactions, and experiment with practical tools. These practice periods will help you gradually build a personalized stress-management toolkit that you can use for the long term.
Is it for you ?
This training is for you if you feel the effects of stress in your daily life and are looking to better understand it, reduce its impact, or regain a bit more balance, regardless of your field or role.
Prerequisites
None.
What You'll Walk Away With
- ✓ Recognize your stress signals and understand the physiological and cognitive mechanisms that fuel them
- ✓ Identify your personal triggers and analyze what keeps your stress going so you can regain control
- ✓ Put in place concrete strategies and a micro-routine suited to your reality to restore lasting balance
- ✓ Improve your work quality and collaboration by reducing the impact of stress on your focus, decision-making, and day-to-day interactions
Training content
1 Understanding Stress
To manage stress effectively, you first need to understand how it works. This first workshop lays the foundation by exploring what happens in your body, brain, and nervous system when you experience stress. You will discover practical techniques for regulating stress and have the opportunity to experiment with them in your day-to-day life before the next workshops.
- What stress is and its physiological and cognitive effects
- The stress cycle
- The link between stress, energy, and lifestyle habits
- The first ways to regulate your nervous system with self-compassion
2 Analyzing Your Stress
Before you can take action, you need to understand what is fueling your stress. Drawing on the observations and experiences you have gathered since the first workshop, you will learn to identify the situations that affect you, as well as the thoughts, habits, and automatic reactions that shape your response to stress.
- Your stress triggers
- Factors that maintain stress
- The C.I.N.E. model and the role of perception in your experience of stress
- Your personal stress pattern
3 Acting on Your Stress
This final workshop focuses on turning your understanding of stress into realistic, practical actions that fit your daily life. You will reflect on the tools you have experimented with and the challenges you encountered, using those insights to build a personalized approach that works for you.
- Strategies to regulate your stress
- Establishing a micro-routine
- Developing your personal action plan
Final Deliverable: A Personalized Stress-Management Toolkit
📌 Practical information
Our training sessions are offered in Montreal or Quebec City, in person or in a virtual classroom. Dates and locations are specified when you select your session below. If you have any questions, check out our FAQ.
