--- title: Blog | stress description: stress | --- [![PYWS-Logo](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hubfs/PYWS-Logo.svg "PYWS-Logo")](https://www.playyourwaysane.com) [![PYWS-Logo-Mobile-1](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hubfs/PYWS-Logo-Mobile-1.svg "PYWS-Logo-Mobile-1")](https://www.playyourwaysane.com) [Toggle Menu](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/tag/stress#navmenu) - [Book](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/pysw-book) - [About](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/about) - [Blog](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog) - [Contact](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/contact) - [Subscribe](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/subscribe) ## stress Blogs [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/engin-akyurt-44D6S-5jDJQ-unsplash.jpg?height=800&name=engin-akyurt-44D6S-5jDJQ-unsplash.jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-calm-yourself-down) [August 15, 2021 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-calm-yourself-down)Clay Drinko ##### [How to Calm Yourself Down (4 easy steps)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-calm-yourself-down) People, can we talk about how we started to think life was going to go back to normal, and now it’s totally not...like, maybe ever? Parents and ... [Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-calm-yourself-down) [![](https://cdn.psychologytoday.com/sites/default/files/styles/article-inline-half-caption/public/field_blog_entry_images/2021-01/drew-coffman-dzit-ftyv4e-unsplash.jpg?itok=0wt37iAZ)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/5-fun-stress-reducing-activities) [March 1, 2021 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/5-fun-stress-reducing-activities)Clay Drinko ##### [5 Fun Stress Reducing Activities](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/5-fun-stress-reducing-activities) So I'm back in therapy again, and my new therapist started our first session by having me close my eyes, take deep breaths, and calm down. ... [Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/5-fun-stress-reducing-activities) [![Photo by Chris Thompson on Unsplash. How to destress.](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/chris-thompson-mi7W_V4slxg-unsplash.jpg?height=800&name=chris-thompson-mi7W_V4slxg-unsplash.jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-calm-down) [March 1, 2021 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-calm-down)Clay Drinko ##### [How to Calm Down (and have fun doing it)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-calm-down) Last March, I remember hearing rumblings of some kind of a potential pandemic in China. I also remember taking a yoga class that week to ... [Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-calm-down) [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/improv-inspired-draft1.jpg?height=800&name=improv-inspired-draft1.jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/lessons-for-life-inspired-by-improv) [December 7, 2020 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/lessons-for-life-inspired-by-improv)Clay Drinko ##### [12 Lessons for Life Inspired by Improv](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/lessons-for-life-inspired-by-improv) In grad school, I realized that my experience as an improviser held the key to understanding my own brain. Eventually, I realized that it also ... [Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/lessons-for-life-inspired-by-improv) [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/photo-1529156069898-49953e39b3ac.jpeg?height=800&name=photo-1529156069898-49953e39b3ac.jpeg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-play) [October 28, 2020 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-play)Clay Drinko ##### [Benefits of Play: 7 Reasons to Start Playing Today](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-play) Yes, psychologists are now linking the rise in children’s anxiety and depression to a lack of free play. Kids aren't experiencing the benefits ... [Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-play) [![Play for Adults ](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert-collins-tvc5imO5pXk-unsplash%20(1).jpg?height=800&name=robert-collins-tvc5imO5pXk-unsplash%20(1).jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/play-for-adults) [October 8, 2020 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/play-for-adults)Clay Drinko ##### [Play for Adults (Why You Need It and How To Do It)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/play-for-adults) When you think of the characteristics of an adult, what do you think of? Responsible, boring, mature, serious, tired? That’s a problem. Sure, ... [Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/play-for-adults) [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Play-your-Way-Sane-2.png?height=800&name=Play-your-Way-Sane-2.png)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/top-10-blog-posts-of-2019) [December 11, 2019 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/top-10-blog-posts-of-2019)Clay Drinko ##### [Top 10 Play your Way Sane Blog Posts of 2019](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/top-10-blog-posts-of-2019) It's that time of year. A time to reflect back. And most certainly, a time for the ubiquitous top 10 lists. 2019 marks the first full year of ... 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