Stress Awareness Month: What you can do to manage it
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — This April, in recognition of stress awareness month, we're shining a light on the impact stress has on our lives and what you can do to manage it.
Laura Saunders, psychologist and director of the Center of Gender Health at Hartford HealthCare, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to discuss.
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