Social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic is creating some elevated stress and anxiety for many, even in menial chores like grocery shopping. In one jarring hour, I experience thoughts of hyperawareness in the new COVID reality and turn to kindness to cope. My...
Lower Stress Articles
Stress is the best…said no guy ever. Good thing we’ve got your back with tons of easy tips for kicking back, relaxing, and taking stress and anxiety to the cleaners at home and at work.
How to conquer cabin fever while you’re holed up in your castle
We all love quality time with family, but QUANTITY time with family can be another story! Staying home for weeks on end during the COVID-19 pandemic can make you A Guy’s Guide to Mental Health, restless and impatient. Speaking of impatience, working from home with the...
Spring cleaning makes sense on so many levels amid COVID-19 shutdown
Spring cleaning faces an uphill battle most years. Pro hockey and basketball playoffs are in full swing, warmer weather lures us into parks and onto patios, and as always, work and family commitments can get in the way. Of course, 2020 is not most years. Far from it!...
Let your sexy ‘Love Language’ do the talking with these easy Valentine’s Day ideas
Which “love language” do you speak? Here’s how some of the guys at Don’t Change Much jokingly answered the question: “I let my hands do the talking.”“I just repeat whatever Barry White says.”“Whatever language she wants me to speak, dammit!” Seriously though, love...
You’d take a (paintball) bullet for your bud. Now ask how he’s doing (for real)
For better or for worse, some places are off-limits for yacking with your buds. In a library, you’ll be sternly shushed (hopefully by a hot librarian). In a paintball battle, you’ll give away your position and GREAT BALLS OF FIRE THAT HURTS! In the men’s room,...
How building resilience helps you roll with the punches and come out on top
Imagine your car or truck has stalled in traffic and won’t start. Do you: Push it into the nearest body of water.Flag down another driver, and when they get out to help, jump in THEIR car and yell, “Sucker!!!” as you speed away.Calmly call a tow truck and book an...
How to go from Jerk-O-Saurus Rex to an Even Tempered Triceratops
10 out of 10 dinosaurs agree that Tyrannosaurus Rex was one frustrated and angry SOB. Why was he such a stressed-out jerk? One theory is that his arms were too short to reach his… You get the idea. It could also be that T-Rex didn’t have a game plan for handling the...
How Ryan Chung got his groove back in four easy steps
As a Toronto radio personality, Ryan Chung has always seemed happy and confident on the air. But as he says in the video above, “People don’t really know what’s going on deep down inside.” Ryan had been feeling drained, unhappy and angry for years. “I knew something...
How to turn stress into a podium finish
Every guy faces A Guy’s Guide to Mental Health. It builds up at work when the copier is on the fritz, at home when the toilet overflows, and between work and home when the driver in front of you takes up all three lanes and most of the shoulder. Just pick a lane...
Stop Procrastination in 5 Seconds – Just Do It
We've all been there: You’ve got a confident rhythm flipping burgers on the BBQ and you get a little too fancy and flip one off the BBQ, on to the ground. You look to see that nobody’s watching and... That's when the original "5 Second Rule" saves the day. While the...
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