Well Workplaces Ep095 - Timeout with Tom and the Stress Temperature Check
Welcome back to Timeout With Tom. This episode features Samuel Eddy, founder, principal consultant and educator at Openchange. Samuel Eddy has helped small, medium and large organisations across Australia boost employee mental health and wellbeing and reduce stress in one-off guest speaking wellness events, ongoing group training and one-on-one coaching sessions.
Samuel discusses the stress temperature check tool, which can be used every day to become more aware of stress levels and create well-being anchors. The stress temperature check measures how much nervous tension is in the body or system at any one time. He suggests that understanding physical symptoms of stress, behavioural changes, and other indicators can help individuals determine their stress temperature. Ideally, people should aim to spend as much time in the green zone, where their mind is calm and focused on the present. However, it is also important to recognise and manage stress levels in the yellow zone, where people are more decisive and productive, to prevent slipping into the orange or red zone, where burnout can occur.
Samuel also shares his personal experience of ignoring warning signs and mistaking high stress levels for normal.
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Resources
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Episode 04 - How to take a stress temperature check? Samuel Eddy principal consultant and educator
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