Stress Management: 40+ easy ways to deal with stress (Udemy.com)
Stress relief and burnout prevention. Don't let stress control your life. Beat anxiety and worries. Live, Laugh, Love.
Created by: Gregory Caremans
Last updated April 2023
Our take
Based on the ratings of 29,665 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in April 2023. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a short, light introduction to stress for people who want practical habits rather than theory. It runs 61 minutes over 20 lectures, split into a section on what stress is and four sections of relief strategies: cognitive, physical, sensory and emotional. Gregory Caremans, who runs Brain Academy and has a psychology background, gives ten ideas for each, and invites students to add their own. About 89,700 students have enrolled, which makes it a well-trodden entry point for beginners.
Reviewers like how direct it is. They describe the teaching as clear, practical and easy to follow, and a few say the explanation of stress matches how they feel day to day. About 87 percent of the 29,665 ratings are four or five stars, and roughly 11 percent are three. Complaints are mild. One three-star reviewer felt it should speak more to professional settings, and with strategy sections of only 7 to 13 minutes, each idea gets little room. The content was last updated in April 2023.
Value is the real draw: an hour is a small time commitment, and it is easy to finish in one sitting. It suits someone who wants a quick menu of things to try, and who will pick a few to use in daily life. It won't replace therapy or a deeper program. As a casual first step, we'd recommend it.
Pros
- Short enough to finish in an evening: about 61 minutes across 20 lectures
- Four strategy types with ten concrete ideas each, so there is always something to try
- Reviewers call the teaching clear, direct and easy to follow
- Explains the brain and stress response briefly first, and reviewers found it relatable
Cons
- Each of the four strategy sections runs just 7 to 13 minutes, so tips stay brief
- Last updated in April 2023, so it is more than three years old
- One three-star reviewer wanted it geared more toward professional environments
Gregory Caremans explains the techniques in a clear, practical, and easy-to-follow way. The course offers many useful strategies that can be applied in everyday life to manage stress and improve overall well-being.
Truly beginner. The only requirement is an open mind, and it targets anyone curious about stress or behavior.
What you will learn
- Understand the different types of stress
- Understand the different types of relief strategies
- Apply over 40 different ways to manage your stress
Course content
7 sections · 20 lectures · 1 hour of video 6 quizzes, 7 articles
- 1Introduction 1 free preview1 lecture · 3 min
- 2Stress defined 1 free preview4 lectures · 1 quiz · 17 min
- 3Cognitive relief strategies3 lectures · 1 quiz · 13 min
- 4Physical relief strategies 1 free preview3 lectures · 1 quiz · 7 min
- 5Sensory relief strategies3 lectures · 1 quiz · 9 min
- 6Emotional relief strategies3 lectures · 1 quiz · 8 min
- 7Summary3 lectures · 1 quiz · 4 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Anybody interested in keeping their stress levels under control
- Anybody with a keen interest in human behavior
What you need before you start
- Have an open mind and the will to try out new things
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 46% of them
- Reviews29,665#21 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length1 hourshorter than 88% of them
- Last updatedApril 2023earlier than 78% of them
Course Description
If you experience stress in your live, regardless of the cause or its intensity, this course is for you.
Chronic stress not only impairs our brain functions whilst we are stressed, but more importantly, it does lasting damage to our brain, as it kills braincells in our hippocampus. this means that, even if we we’re not stressed anymore, the damage will still be there.
Luckily, there is a lot we can do, as we will see in this course.
First we will analyze stress. where it comes from, what it does, the different types of stress, etc
After that, we will go over the 4 different types of dealing with stress. I call them 'relief strategies' For each of them I will give 10 concrete examples of what we can do to activate the benefits of that strategy. So 10 examples for 4 strategies: that's 40 ways to deal with stress.
But it doesn't end here. you are highly encouraged to leave your own ideas and examples for each of the strategies, so that this course becomes a co-creation where you help define the final outcome. You will be responsible for the “+", in the “40+ easy ways to deal with stress".
The Science behind the course...
This highly practical course has been thoroughly researched to bring you the best in brain insights regarding stress.
From brain structures to stress hormones, over survival instincts. We will dive deep in the reasons behind stress and the mechanics at hand
More importantly, we will look at the 4 different strategies to deal with stress, explaining the effectiveness of each and the reason why it works.
Based on research from the UCLA and the NYU, there will be surprising, counter-intuitive insights, which will help you look at stress and how to deal with it, from a completely new perspective.
My personal experience
As an expert in human behavior, I'm regularly asked to give lectures or workshops on stress. It's increasingly an issue. This course was born out of dozens of interactive workshops that I led, where real people just like you sat down and created a personal action plan to help them deal with pressure and stress. It is packed with very concrete things anyone can do to help manage their stress levels. there are so many of them in this course, actually more than 40, as the title kinda gives away, So that you can find what works for you.
But it doesn't end here. you are highly encouraged to leave your own ideas and examples for each of the strategies, so that this course, just as the workshops I lead, become a co-creation where you help define the final outcome of the course. You will be responsible for the “+", in the “40+ easy ways to deal with stress".
Manage stress - before it manages you...
Use cognitive relief strategies - and explore the power of your mind
Use physical relief strategies - and let your body speak
Use sensory relief strategies - and fight pain with pleasure
Use emotional relief strategies - and walk a different path to beat stress
And So Much More... such as survival instincts, hormones, brain structures, Peter Pan (really), and so on ...
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
29,665 Reviews
Gregory Caremans
Hi, my name is Gregory Caremans. I'm the founder of the award-winning Brain Academy.
I have studied psychology and have a Master in communication, As the former Director of the Institute of Neurocognitivism in Brussels I have also specialized in the Neurocognitive and Behavioral Approach.
With the Brain Academy I have taught over 500.000 students on Udemy how to better understand their brain. My courses have been featured in The Economist, Entrepreneur, Mashable, CNN and more. I'm also a two times TEDx speaker. Over the last three years, I have won several awards from "Most innovative neuroscience and personal development enterprise" to "Excellence in online learning".
My aim is to make Brain Science accessible to all.
Here at Udemy most of our courses are best-sellers:
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Reviews
By Shiv Kumar Gupt on 8/10/2026
really, it's an aspiration & motivation program to reduction of day-to-day stress for every human being.
By Ana Karen Cuenca Esquivel on 7/31/2026
Everything we're talking about in this video makes sense to me and reflects how I feel when I'm under stress
By Wonder Majozi on 7/27/2026
Telling us some challenges that we are facing on daily basis.
By Jared A Chartier on 5/4/2026
I encounter stress almost every day so being able to minimize it can help me get more work done and rest easier.
By Carlos Castillo on 4/7/2026
Muy interesante y muestra la forma biológica en la que el cuerpo humano reacciona ante las diversas situaciones diarias.
By Anonymized User on 3/31/2026
This course was a pleasure to take because of the humor of the instructor. Well done. I would like to share this course with friends and family.
By Snehalatha Sribharathi Y on 3/2/2026
I got to know about the way we react when we are in stress and finally would like to heal with the strategies provided.
By Langley Robinson on 1/22/2026
It was very relaxing to listen to and learn some important strategies for relieving stress.
By Diane Goerner on 1/14/2026
The instructor needs to keep in mind these courses are for professional environments
By Shobha Balsari on 12/15/2025
It is explained very well and some of the videos and examples are very good and helps you in understanding very well
By Priyanga Venkatesh on 11/15/2020
It was very motivating!
By Edith Sibanyone on 11/15/2020
Fairly clear with examples ,practical suggetion
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