In Your Words

A collection of uplifting quotes from real people to help you slow down, reset, and move through life.

What do you wish your younger self had known about stress?

We Asked You:

"How to handle it."
"That it’s manageable and there’s no need to create it when there’s many ways around a problem."
"Just focus on one thing at a time, don’t overwhelm yourself. Being worried isn’t gonna solve the problem or make it any better."
"That the stress my parents have is not my stress to carry."
"It’s fine, just talk to someone about it."
"That it’s okay and you're not crazy."
"It’s okay to talk about it and it's normal."
"Getting 90% in every class isn't the most important thing in the world."
"There is always a root to the stress, and for me is usually always some sort of problem needing to be resolved. I wish I had known how to get to the root of the stress earlier on."

"Give it to God"

"Everything is going to work out better than I could have ever imagined it."

"You need to manage it, lower the stakes not the standards, because stress will never fully go away."
"A lot of things that may cause stress in your life really don’t need to. Not everything is that serious."
"It's all going to work out in the end."
"Stress is something everyone experiences."