Health Flash – Stress – Health Continuum

Health Flash – Stress

May 12, 2015December 28, 2015 by Julie Zimmer

Self-compassion reduces stress and anxiety. Self-esteem doesn’t. People who practice self-compassion cope better. They are happier, healthier and less depressed.

Julie Zimmer

Julie has extensive experience in nursing practice and education in a wide range of fields from intensive/coronary care, to medical-surgical to community and public health. Julie has Bachelor Degrees in Psychology and Nursing, and a Master’s Degree in Community Health Nursing Education. She has taught in faculties of nursing and in various communities in Toronto, Canada and in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a consultant to the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Julie also has years of experience teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in addition to coordinating an English department in a Swiss private school.