Managing stress is not the same for men and women. Women need information that addresses their specific areas of concern, whether that be balancing family and career, eating properly, or simply learning to be more assertive.

In our travels, we lucked out in finding an absolutely wonderful book entitled, The Working Woman's Guide to Managing Stress by J. Robin Powell (1994, ISBN 0-13-969213-4).  It's packed full of real life insights, to-the-point worksheets, practical advice, and even a chapter called "Nutrition: Your First Line of Defense In The Fight Against Stress".

Because the book can be difficult to get (it looks as if it may be out of print), we have replicated some of the best worksheets from the book and posted them here on our site.  We encourage all our women visitors (and the smart male visitors as well) to try to purchase a copy of this book.  There seems to be a few used copies available through www.amazon.ca and www.amazon.com and there may possibly be copies at your local library.

For those that can't find a copy, here are a sprinkling of the resources that you will find handy:

Worksheets:
Daily Stress Test (pages 19-21)
Personal Stress Reduction Program (pages 31 - 33)
Breathing Awareness Exercises (pages 48 - 54)
Personal Assertiveness Scale (pages 154-155)
Sources of Work Stress Checklist (page 179)
Symptoms of Work-Related Stress Checklist (page 180)

Snippets:
Seven Steps for Creating Positive Attitudes (page 88)
Test Your Beliefs About Assertiveness (pages 155-156)
Bill of Rights (page 157)
Qualities of Truly Successful People (page 163)
Ten Steps to Attaining Your Goals (page 165-167)