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Welcome to the Stress-Less Coloring Pages!We are all born with a certain ability to handle stress. I represent this with a bucket. Some people are born with small buckets, and some people are born with big buckets. This will affect how much stress you can handle before symptoms of distress or illness start to manifest. This is why two people can go through a similar experience and one person can recover while the other will be completely undone.

Imagine this bucket holds all of life’s stressors. The big things. The small things. The minutiae. When the bucket overflows, you experience the symptoms you are individually predisposed to, be it a psychological symptom such as anxiety, or a physical symptom such as headaches or fatigue.

In order to decrease symptoms and increase well being, you need to decrease your overall load. The more room you have in your bucket, the more available bandwidth you have to deal with the inevitable stresses that pop up as a matter of course. After all, things happen, that’s life.

The good news is that you can decrease your overall load by making small changes over time, changes that line up with your goals, values, and most importantly, your life and lifestyle. This is what I normally do, work with patients and clients to take out of the bucket, so they’re not always at capacity. But there are also practices that make you feel better and more equipped to deal with the day-to-day stressors in your life.

Enter, coloring! Coloring focuses and stills the mind similarly to traditional meditation. You’re picking colors. You’re repeating patterns. You’re quiet. You’re in the present, bringing your attention back to the page when your mind wanders. You’re one pointed. You’re meditating!

So I say, if you’re going to add something to help you manage your stress, let’s have it be fun. And relaxing. Let’s color…

Enjoy!

Dr. Samantha Brody Naturopathic Physician

Original artwork by @AllisonEJones

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less stress doesn’t mean thinking smaller,

it means thinking bigger

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I fiercely protect what I value.

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I don’t have to do it all today, growing takes time.

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There is magic in changing your perspective.

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small changes are still changes

It’s not just the big things that impact your overall stress load, it’s the accumulation of all of the little things too. If you make small changes, turning off the computer earlier, putting one packet of sugar in your coffee instead of two, parking an extra few blocks away from work, whatever is doable for you, they can add up to big shifts in your energy and health.

What three small things can you do?

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These coloring pages are inspired by my forthcoming book The Stress-Less Strategy. Be part of the Stress-Less movement by sharing your favorite coloring page on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using the hashtags #StressLess #ColorMore.

I’m also sharing completed pages across social media, so tag me on Instagram and Twitter — @DrSamanthND — so I can share yours too!

Stay up to date with the Stress-Less Strategy book and receive additional preview content at www.drsamantha.com/color.