# Stress is Optional with Cynthia Ackrill

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## Overview

Short on time? This class is available as a [Fast Class](https://www.creativelive.com/class/fast-class-stress-is-optional-cynthia-ackrill), exclusively for CreativeLive subscribers.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are paralyzing emotions that can stand in the way of the life you want. Freeing yourself from the grip of these toxic thoughts and feelings will give you clarity you can use to make better business and life decisions. Join nationally recognized stress expert Dr. Cynthia Ackrill for a course that will give you powerful tools to relieve stress and develop greater emotional resilience.

Everyone has to navigate difficult life circumstances. Financial problems, conflicts, and business challenges are woven into the fabric of everyday life, and small business owners and entrepreneurs are especially vulnerable to feeling overwhelmed. Learn how to manage life's ups and downs using insights from stress management research and positive psychology so you can bounce back more quickly from setbacks. In this course, you will develop a framework for evaluating your stress levels and behavioral responses, then identify cues you can use to get back on course. Dr. Ackrill will explain the physiological impact of stress and offer techniques for minimizing the disruption it can have on your body and life.

Stress, worry, and anxiety lead to procrastination and burnout, which cause more problems and more worry. You can stop the cycle. Join us for Stress is Optional and learn an effective, proven approach to lasting stress relief.

## Instructors

### Cynthia Ackrill

Cynthia Ackrill is a physician, stress expert, and leadership coach, passionate about the connecting the dots between how humans live, behave, and think, and how effective, happy, and healthy they are.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $99