This workshop discusses the different types of stress people can experience. We brainstorm what ‘bad’ stress is and discuss the different types of threats that can create stress in our lives. This leads us to an explanation of thinking patterns that worsen stress and distress and discuss an example of how we can break the circuit of negative thinking. We then explore what kinds of thoughts cause us distress and share strategies each have used to counter them. We each fill in a ‘thought record’ that can be added to at later dates. Participants are then introduced to mindfulness, its origins and the evidence that it reduces stress. This is followed by a short breathing meditation. The workshop finishes with a brainstorm that captures other ways we can reduce stress. Participants then list their own ideas on changing their responses to stressors in their lives.