Stress feeds itself in a spiral: four levers — perceptions, internal states, behaviors, feedback — to break it.
Improve your stress management by breaking out of your negative spirals. Discover how to reverse each of its 4 levels and reclaim positive energy.
20 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- the stress spiral: perceptions, internal states, behaviors, outcomes
- the 4 levers for reversing each level of the spiral
- the case of Paul, a struggling salesman, as a throughline
Target audience
Anyone looking to improve their quality of life and relationships
Learning objectives
- Activate the 4 levers of the stress spiral to break free from it with ease
- Shift your perceptions to see the situation with fresh eyes
- Transform your internal states to release the tension tying you to the situation
- Adopt new, appropriate behaviors to transform the situation
Module outline
- Articles
- Case study: Paul, caught in the stress spiral
- Inside the spiral: how negative thoughts reinforce themselves
- Expert video“The Stress Spiral”9'54An overview of the spiral's 4 trigger points: perceptions, emotional state, behaviors, and feedback
- AnchoringQuizzes and true/false questions to dive deeper into the topic and lock in what you've learned
- Memo cardA downloadable coaching memo card: the key points from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment



