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Understanding the Stress/Health Connection

Stress exists in your mind — but it’s also evident in your stomach, heart, muscles and even your toes. “In fact, stress may affect every cell in your body,” says Ronald Glaser, Ph.D., a researcher at Ohio State University Medical School. During stressful times, your body produces various chemicals, including cortisol, an immune-suppressing hormone. The […]

Weathering Life’s Storms: How and Why to be More Resilient

As you learn to navigate the unprecedented changes to your work and home lives, it is resilience that will carry you through. Resilience doesn’t remove pain and strife from your life, but it does boost your ability to handle the challenges that come your way. Resilient people tend to be happier since they don’t let […]

Building Skills That Enhance Relationships

Everyone brings special qualities to friendships—qualities that make friendships richer and stronger. The following is a list of some of these qualities — being independent and self-sufficient being positive, upbeat, and warm talking about others in a positive way being honest and dependable doing your share of both the talking and listening being respectful of […]

Control Breathing, Control Stress

You’re stuck in rush-hour traffic, glancing at your car’s clock every few minutes as you strain to get to work on time. You may not notice, but your breathing is shallow, your pulse rate is high and your chest feels tight. In fact, you feel this way in many stressful situations. Sound familiar? Modern society […]

Juggling the Demands of Working at Home

As working from home has suddenly become the new norm for many employees across the globe, people everywhere have pivoted to define what work-life balance looks like in a time where stress is at an all-time high. On the physical side, this stress can lead to headaches, back pain, muscle aches, and stomach trouble. Mentally, […]

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With more than 30 programs, Pittsburgh Technical College, a nonprofit institution, prepares students for career success. Degree-seeking students experience internships, clinical rotations, or employer partnerships in capstone projects before they graduate.

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