December 1997
The Director - Features
How Do You Spell Relief?
The way you relieve stress can have a direct impact on your health.
How do you relieve your stress? The way you cope with daily problems and relieve the tension and strain of work, can have a direct impact on your physical health.
In How Do You Spell Relief, Laurie Mastrogianis presents a list of the top 10 causes of stress in funeral service as suggested by contemporary funeral directors. She explains how wellness is a contemporary solution to an age old problem and describes some common practices associated with relaxation responses.
Mastrogianis is a mortuary science educator with Wayne State University, department of mortuary science, Detroit, MI, and a licensed professional counselor specializing in loss, health and wellness.