{"id":14861,"date":"2020-02-20T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/?p=14861"},"modified":"2024-09-13T13:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:08:07","slug":"how-to-help-clients-deal-with-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/life-coaching-blog\/how-to-help-clients-deal-with-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Help Clients Deal With Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stress<\/a> is a feeling which is created when we react to specific events. It\u2019s the body\u2019s way of meeting a challenge in addition to preparing to meet a tough situation with focus, strength, stamina as well as heightened alertness.<\/p>\n

It is often the life coach\u2019s job to help their clients deal with stressful situations that they find themselves in. However, before we look at coping mechanisms that life coaching professionals can teach clients, we\u2019ll have a look at what happens biologically when people become stressed.<\/p>\n

Stress-provoking stimuli<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The events which provoke stress are called stressors. These cover a wide range of situations \u2013 everything from outright physical danger to making a presentation<\/a> to a large audience or preparing for and writing an exam.<\/p>\n

The human body responds to stressors by activating the nervous system and specific hormones. The hypothalamus signals to the adrenal glands that these must produce more of the hormones adrenaline and cortisol and releases these into the bloodstream.<\/p>\n

These hormones speed up the following things:<\/p>\n