Managing stress in our lives is key to how much stress impacts us. To live a life without any stress actually becomes boring and ironically stressful, because we do need challenges in our lives. But when there are too many items on our plate, or we are feeling overwhelmed by our circumstance requires taking a look at what is going on. Being overwhelmed could be an indication of too many demands but it could also come from the demands of my own expectations I have on myself. Getting insight into the role of expectations or others, expectations of self, coping skills, perfectionism, and self-care are critical to learning new ways of managing stress and increasing our stress tolerance.