stress
Name It to Tame It
That process of identifying and naming a specific emotion appears to change how the brain responds to it. It’s known as ‘affect labelling’ and it reduces activity in the brain’s threat detection system.
Stress can help you grow – if you give your brain and body time to recover
You don’t get fitter during a workout. You get fitter afterwards, while you rest. As with exercise, same with life.
The Stress-Reducing Power of Social Buffering
What really carries us through disruption and challenging times isn’t bandwidth or servers; it’s patience, compassion, kindness, and shared humanity. It’s each other.
The Opposite of Stress? It’s Not What You Think
When you think about the opposite of stress, what comes to mind? Peace? Calm? Relaxation? These are really just the absence of stress, not its opposite.