Dr. Melissa Read

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That sounds tough Frank. It's hard to learn a new writing style and perhaps even harder to switch back and forth between writing styles.

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Causes of Stress

It's nice to hear you work in a profession that focuses on stress reduction. Great to know you can lean on your colleagues a little for help when you need it.

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Coping with Stress

It's good that you can see the difference between your healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms John. That's a nice start. Now it's time to focus on spending more time on the good and less time on the bad. It doesn't have to be perfect. Just try to increase doing the things you do right.

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Coping with Stress

Yes, exercising and breathing are both great coping mechanisms Mary. I especially like breathing techniques because you can do them anywhere.

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Task Prioritization

Yes, many instructors experience the same challenges Frances. We procrastinate the tasks we don't want to perform. We move forward on the ones we enjoy. Finding a way to balance both tasks that we like and those we don't is key.

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Task Prioritization

Yes, it's hard to imagine how people function without to do list Robert. At a guess, they spend a lot of time trying to commit key tasks to memory.

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Streamlining the Grading Process

Wow, sounds like you are working for a great institution Gina. It's nice when institutions are organized and come together to make grading easier for everyone.

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Causes of Stress

Yes, it's true that sometimes timing isn't great when trying to deal with student stress. Sometimes their stress is predictable and we can learn to anticipate it, like during final exams. Other times, it relates to more personal things and that's harder to predict.

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Causes of Stress

Yes, learning to deal with stress is a process and doesn't happen overnight. It sounds like you've been faced with some challenges lately Julynn. They sound tough but may have also given you good practice at learning to cope.

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Coping with Stress

This looks like a great list Alston. I wonder if there is anything to the order in which you list things here. I like the way you put family first.