What happens when someone crosses the boundary you have set? Boundaries establish parameters regarding how you will interact and integrate yourself in the environment. They also establish parameters for others regarding how you would like to be treated. We talk about boundaries, but many have a hard time settingboundaries and maintaining them. We are going to share a 3-step strategy to help you to save your day and to bring your stress levels down. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with Marc...
Jul 06, 2025•32 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Are you a woman over 40 who feels like she is constantlypulled in every direction. You juggle your career, family, and personal responsibilities while your own needs get pushed aside. Some would tell you to give it up, stay home and just take care of your husband and family. That option may not bepossible and may not feel satisfying either. If this describes you, please know that you are not alone.The strategies that worked in your twenties and thirties aren't enough anymore, and your energy is ...
Jun 29, 2025•30 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Let’s talk about physical resilience as stress reduction andmanagement strategy. For women over 40, our bodes are constantly sending us messages. We often don’t want to hear them because they remind us that we are aging. Although we would rather not hear the messages, if we listencarefully, our bodies will tell us exactly what we need to stay healthy, age with grace, and maintain low stress levels. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we aregoing to share “4 Effective Strategies...
Jun 15, 2025•34 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Researchers at Penn State University found that 75% of shares on Facebook were made without the user clicking through to read the content.This is poignant given that so many people receive “news” from social media. The study appeared in the journal Nature Human Behavior in November 2024. Otherresearch studies have found similar results. Many on social media appear to receive their “news” from the headlines only. Headlines and small narrative blurbs are created usingprinciples of psychology to at...
Jun 08, 2025•33 min•Season 5Ep. 16
“My company told me to call.” “I got your number from mywork.” These are usually the statements I hear when people call tomake their first appointment using their EAP benefits. Often, they are not sure what to expect when they make the call. What exactly are employee assistance programs? How are they to be used? What should an employee expect? I am going to answer these questions and break down how to get the best benefit out of your employee assistance program. In this episode of “Stress Talk” ...
Jun 01, 2025•32 min•Season 5Ep. 15
The Campaign for Trauma Informed Practice and Policyreported that mental health concerns are at epidemic proportions. One in 5 Americans are diagnosed with a mental illness. This number does not includethose with unreported mental health conditions. The estimated financial burden on the US economy is more than $280 billion annually. The stress on the community at large is magnified incommunities that lack adequate access and culturally responsive care. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with ...
May 18, 2025•32 min•Season 5Ep. 14
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are taking adeep dive into mental health services and delivery in the Black community. Today, I am sharing statistics, concerns and proposing 3 possible solutions. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we aregoing to share “3 Pioneering Solutions for Better Mental Health Treatment in the Black Community.” Marcyline Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Georgia and a member of the Academy of Certified Social Worker...
May 11, 2025•30 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Hello, powerful women! Today we are taking a deep dive into strategies that will transform how you navigate workplace challenges while managing your emotional and mental health. Imagine walking into meetings with confidence. Can you see yourself thriving and managing in the workplace with grace? How would it feel to have more than enough energy to enjoy your passions outside of work? Is this something you desire? Well, we are here for you. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we...
Jan 27, 2025•41 min•Season 5Ep. 3
We’re thrilled to have the incredible Tamara Dopwell, a talented social worker and social entrepreneur, as our special guest. 🌟 In this episode we explore practical strategies to handle stress while navigating life’s challenges. Tamara will share her invaluable insights on self-care, mental health, and how to cultivate resilience in our daily lives. Whether you’re juggling work, family, or personal goals, this conversation is packed with wisdom tailored just for you! 💪❤️ So, grab your favorite...
Dec 16, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Where does the magic of the holidays live? The magic lives in us, in every breath we take. Every breath is an opportunity to live life in any way we choose. We so often get bogged down in our own stuff, our family and friends’ stuff and the stuff of the world. Sometimes it is hard to breathe. This causes us to forget that with each breath comes an opportunity. A choice. A decision. This holiday season, women can choose how they will use that breath. I personally have chosen to experience joy and...
Dec 02, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Thanksgiving 2024 is Thursday in the United States. Expressing gratitude gives us power. It energizes and motivates us to live our lives fully. It enables us to see the abundance that is present in our lives right now. The practice of gratitude can change our perspective, lower stress and boost our mood. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we share “Timely Gratitude Practices to Lower Stress and Boost Mood during the Holidays.” Marcyline Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Wor...
Nov 25, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Emotional self-care relies on one’s ability to think clearly and factually. So often our thought life is full of imaginings, dreams and fancies that cause satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Unfortunately, the thoughts may not be factual. Our thoughts are also influenced by experiences and ingrained beliefs. This affects our ability to engage in healthy interactions. So, how does one deliver emotional self-care in a meaningful way? We begin by recognizing and understanding our habitual toxic though...
Oct 27, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Do you park in the same spot at work? Sit in the same pew at church? You probably order the same meal at your favorite fast-food restaurant. We are creatures of habit doing the same actions in the same order at the same time of the day. Habits also fuel our thought life. We each have patterns of thinking that were developed by our experiences. These thought patterns influence our wellbeing. They can also increase our potential for burnout. In this episode of “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we...
Oct 20, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 30
“I am not good enough.” “I am not important.” “I am damaged that’s why no one will love me.” Do these statements sound familiar? You may have a friend, sister, aunt or cousin who makes similar statements. Perhaps you say these things about yourself. You and I both know that these are not the only negative statements that women tell themselves. We could probably develop a list that is pages long. These statements are verbal reminders of the doubts we feel about ourselves. We think and say them wh...
Oct 13, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 29
I often end correspondence, talks and even video podcasts with the phrase “take good care.” To “take good care,” we must go beyond our thoughts and dive deep into our beliefs about ourselves and the world around us. Taking good care is more than a spa day or a day spent with friends, although those activities are fun and revitalizing. Taking good care requires introspective action that may be challenging and uncomfortable. We must sometimes allow ourselves to be vulnerable to get to those deep p...
Oct 06, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 28
We are starting a study of what is needed for Black women to take care of themselves emotionally. Life is tough for Black women. We must be all things to most people and twice as good to some. Our worth is often measured not by our character, but by the texture of our hair, the color of our skin or the size of our butt. Regardless of our accomplishments, we tend to be our own worst critics. This makes us sad, anxious and depressed. We must learn and practice ways to stay safe, feel secure and st...
Sep 15, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 26
I am still reeling from those magnificent performances during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. What about you? I’ve thought about Steph Curry’s 3 point run that sealed the gold medal for the USA men’s basketball team. I watched how the women’s basketball team banded together to defeat an awesome French women’s team. Sifan Hassan won the women’s Olympic marathon in record time. She also won bronze medals in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races. She ran over 38 miles over the course of the Olymp...
Aug 18, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 26
I’ve been watching the Olympics and continue to be in awe if these magnificent athletes. The women’s 4x400 relay blew everyone out in the final to win the gold medal in that event. Katie Ledecky won four medals and is the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history. The US gymnastics team earned medals as they showed mettle. I have a few new basketball favorites in Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards. The Swede Mondo Duplantis earned the Olympic Gold Medal in pole vault along with my admiratio...
Aug 11, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Compassion is often known as love in action. It is when we see suffering and we take action to do something about it. What happens when we are the ones who are suffering? Feeling overwhelmed is a form of suffering. The R.A.I.N. Meditation can help to bring clarity and enable you to nurture a sense of safety, stability and security. In this episode of Stress Talk Live with Marcyline, we are going to practice R.A.I.N. Adapted from RAIN - A Meditation for Working with Difficulties Developed by: CAP...
Jul 28, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Technology has enabled a virtual world in which we can occupy the same space at the same time without being physically present. It’s quite fascinating that the world has become so small. It’s easy to speak with someone on another continent. The only problem may be getting the time zone right. We can connect with others in so many ways, anywhere and at any time. Why then, are more people reporting that they feel lonely? What can be done to facilitate meaningful connections? In today’s “Stress Tal...
Jul 21, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 23
What makes for a balanced life? If you are a working woman, with a family, a balanced life may seem elusive. What does that even mean, anyway? Well, let’s talk about what it doesn’t mean first. A balanced life does not mean that we can use accounting principles or mathematics to determine whether we are living in equilibrium. Time is not the only value we should consider. Our skewed ideas of perfection also do not create or define life balance. Life balance is as individualized as we each are. T...
Jul 07, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Most of us want to exercise regularly, eat healthily, relax and live a satisfying life. This could be a definition of wellbeing. How does that happen? So many of us put ourselves on hold while we try to meet the responsibilities of home and work. Mindfulness goes beyond sitting quietly, repeating a mantra or meditating. Mindfulness can influence our ability to improve our wellbeing and cause us to be more resilient. In today’s “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we will share “How Practicing Mind...
Jun 30, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Mindfulness is not just sitting in a corner on a cushion chanting or listening to a guided meditation. It is not just knowing a method to calm oneself or lower stress levels. Mindfulness goes beyond one single person. The foundation for mindfulness living is that everything is connected. We are all interconnected. Imagine that. What one thinks, says and does affects others. What one believes, drives thoughts and behaviors which affect others. Women have an opportunity to embrace this concept and...
Jun 23, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Does anyone remember the song “What the World Needs Now is Love?” Hal David wrote the lyrics and Burt Bacharach composed the music. Jackie DeShannon was the first to sing this song. I remember listening to Dionne Warwick’s version in our home as a young girl. I was too young, when the song was released, to understand the depth of division that the United States was experiencing at that time. I have since learned by reading and studying the history, that it was a chaotic and scary time for the ad...
Jun 09, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Mindfulness has many different, yet similar definitions. Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn, the developer of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction defines mindfulness as the awareness that arises through “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” My teacher, David Nichtern, the founder of Dharma Moon, an online mindfulness-based education platform and global community, taught that mindfulness is “learning to bring our attention to the present moment and simply ...
Jun 02, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Awaken a profound sense of appreciation through this guided gratitude meditation. Let empowering affirmations open your heart to the abundance around you. Experience how a regular practice of thankful reflection can uplift your spirit and create a more joyful outlook on life. In this episode of "Stress Talk" Live with Marcyline we will offer a guided meditation focusing on gratitude. Marcyline Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Georgia and a member of the Academy of Cert...
May 26, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Ever feel like 'good,' 'bad,' 'sad,' and 'mad' just don't fully capture what you're going through? We've all been there, struggling to say exactly how we're feeling only to end up using just basic words. Sometimes those simple words just don't cut it, am I right? Using more descriptive wording will help us to relieve stress and anxiety. It will also help those around us to know how to help us and to provide the support or nurturing that we desire. In today’s “Stress Talk” Live with Marcyline, we...
May 19, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 16
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Stress Talk is committed to demystifying and destigmatizing mental illness. All month we are sharing facts, figures, and features about mental health. Our goal is to help you to better understand how you can take good care of yourself and those you love. So many use the terms Mental health and Mental Illness interchangeably. They have different meanings and different actions are warranted. Do you know the difference? In today’s “Stress Talk” with Marcylin...
May 05, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 15
For an entire month, you have heard me say “when emotions are active, the stress response is active.” Women maintain high stress levels because we are constantly bombarded with situations and events that incite our emotions. Why? The limbic system that manages emotions is the same system that manages the stress response. In previous episodes, we talked about the connection between emotions and stress. We also shared ways in which women can lower stress and keep it low. In today’s “Stress Talk” w...
Apr 28, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 14
The experiences we refer to as emotions can carry us away like a turbulent wave created by a weather system in the ocean. They can create a sentiment within us that is so overpowering that words cannot describe them. Emotions give us power and yet they can lead us to self-destruct. There are three questions one can ask. Do we really know or understand how emotions work? Can we describe how they occur? How can we maintain health and wellbeing when they are active? In today’s “Stress Talk” with Ma...
Apr 21, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 13
