These five skills will help you manage stress, create calm, and build resiliency in the face of uncertainty.

Each January many University of Arizona colleagues practice the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Those of us who spent the holiday season indulging in food, parties, and extra spending may be feeling guilty or distressed. The start of a new year offers an opportunity to transform unhealthy habits into something different, or perhaps to “get back on track.”

Sleep is critical to your overall health and well-being. It’s one of the three pillars of health, alongside diet/nutrition, and exercise/activity. Because sleep plays key roles in nearly every regulatory process in your body, lack of good-quality sleep can lead to a long list of bad outcomes.