Editorial Policy
We want you to be able to trust what you read here. This page explains how we approach research and writing, what we will not do, how we choose products to recommend, and how we handle mistakes.
Who publishes this
This site is published under its own name rather than an individual's. Nobody involved holds a medical or clinical qualification, and we do not claim otherwise. The content is practical and everyday, not expert. There is a fuller explanation on the about page.
Our editorial principles
How Can I Relieve Stress? is an informational and educational website. Our goal is to give you practical, sensible ideas for managing everyday stress — the kind of content that is grounded in widely accepted wellbeing thinking, honest about its limits, and written in plain English.
We apply three principles to everything we publish:
- Accuracy — we only write things we can support with reasonable, accessible sources or with clearly labelled common sense and general knowledge.
- Honesty — we are transparent about our commercial relationships and about the limits of our expertise.
- Usefulness — content exists to genuinely help readers, not to fill space or game search rankings.
How we research and write
Articles on this site are written by the editorial team of How Can I Relieve Stress? We research topics using publicly available information, general wellbeing literature, and established, widely recognised guidance on topics like sleep, movement, organisation, and relaxation.
We do not have access to academic databases and we do not commission clinical research. We write for a general audience, not a specialist one. Where a topic edges toward clinical territory, we say so and point you toward qualified professionals instead of trying to cover ground we are not equipped to cover.
No medical claims
This is a firm line we do not cross. We will not claim that any activity, product, routine, or piece of content on this site can diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical or psychological condition. We do not make health claims. We do not cite unpublished studies, misrepresent research, or imply clinical endorsement.
If you see something on this site that reads like a medical claim, that is an error and we would want to know about it. Please contact us.
No fabrication
We do not invent statistics. We do not fabricate studies, surveys, or research. We do not publish fake reviews or made-up testimonials. If we quote a figure or a source, it exists and is accurately represented to the best of our knowledge. If we cannot verify something, we do not publish it as fact.
How we select products to recommend
Some articles on this site recommend specific products. These recommendations are based on our editorial assessment — considering things like what a product is meant to do, what it contains, its general reputation, and whether it fits the kind of everyday stress-relief approach this site covers.
We accept that our product coverage is also commercial. Some recommended products are linked via affiliate programmes, which means we may earn a commission if you buy through a link. This is explained fully on our Affiliate Disclosure page.
Our commercial relationships do not mean we recommend anything and everything. We do not recommend products that make unsupported health claims. We do not recommend products solely because they pay higher commissions. But we are honest: we have not independently tested every product we mention, and our views are not a substitute for your own research.
How corrections work
We make mistakes. When we do, we want to fix them promptly and honestly.
If you spot an error — a factual mistake, a broken link, an outdated piece of information, or something that reads as misleading — please get in touch. Tell us the page, what you think is wrong, and ideally why. We will look into it and correct the article if you are right. We correct errors in place rather than deleting content, and we add a brief note to the article where a meaningful correction has been made.
Updates and "last updated" dates
We maintain a "last updated" date on each page and article. This date reflects when the content was meaningfully reviewed or changed — not minor formatting or link fixes. We update content when we become aware it is outdated, inaccurate, or no longer the most useful version of itself.
The publication and update dates are there so you can judge how current the information is. Wellbeing guidance can shift over time, and we want you to know when something was last looked at.
The limits of our expertise
The editorial team of How Can I Relieve Stress? is not composed of doctors, therapists, psychologists, or any other licensed health or mental-health professionals. We are writers and researchers covering everyday stress relief for a general audience.
We are good at finding practical ideas, organising information clearly, and being honest about what we do not know. We are not good at — and will not attempt — diagnosing conditions, interpreting symptoms, or replacing the advice of a qualified professional. Please keep that in mind as you read.