Most approaches to stress management look at the adverse impacts on our physiology, feelings and mental processes. From a somatic perspective, it is not how we feel or think, but how we respond to life’s challenges that is central. Our actions inform how we feel and think, and what we believe we are capable of. It is not enough to relieve ourselves of the feeling of stress, nor to have insight as to why we feel stressed. In order to manage our stress, we have to influence and