• Reduce work on weekends or take a weekend off. Go for long walks, or plan some active outings with family or friends, like walks or bike rides together.

• Take a relaxing, hot bath. Turn off the phone.

• Dance to your favorite music at home, any time of day, alone or with family and friends.

• Do something nice for someone else--a friend, family member, stranger, or colleague.

• Spend time playing with a child or a pet.

• Make time for friends, family, and fun, and occasionally do it spontaneously.

• Drink a soothing drink, such as chamomile tea, in the evening.

• Get a therapeutic massage.

• Find a support network: a group of people you can confide in and turn to for sympathy and solutions.

• Read a book or listen to a tape on stress management or another self-help topic that would enrich your life.

• Make time for a hobby that is very different from what you do in your work-life.

• Find reasons to celebrate life every day.

• Find reasons to fall in love with life and with yourself.

• If stress overwhelms you, work with a therapist on understanding the cause of your stress and learning tools for dealing with it.