Today’s episode will focus on What is Stress?

Why do you think we choose this topic? As you become more independent you have to make decisions that will affect your future and you can also be under pressure from friends and family and schoolwork. All these things can have an impact on your happiness. It is important that we learn to recognize signs of stress and find ways to manage our stress in healthy ways.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Define the meaning of stress

2) Name things in your life that can cause feelings of stress

3) List the physical and emotional signs of feeling stress

4) Practice self-care skills to reduce your feelings of stress

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.