THRIVING IN TIMES OF STRUGGLE
What does it mean to flourish when the systems we depend on are under strain?
Flourish in Times of Struggle is a new podcast series for people who want to move beyond personal resilience and grapple with the deeper structures that shape our lives. In this opening episode, Michael C. Patterson introduces the series’ focus on systems, legitimacy, and collective action—and invites listeners to think together about how healthier, more democratic forms of governance might emerge.
Earlier Flourish As You Age podcasts focused more on personal change and development to promote brain health and mental management.
THRIVING IN TIMES OF STRUGGLE
COGWHEELS #5 - Stress Management
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Learn how to manage your stress.
We’ve got plenty to be stressed about these days, from the coronavirus, to racial injustice, to climate change and the assault on democratic institutions. In this episode we examine the fourth of our eight CogWheels of Brain Health - Stress Management.
Chronic, uncontrolled stress can and does cause people to age more quickly and to die prematurely. But there is good evidence to suggest that our mental attitudes about stress are critical to whether stress harms us or helps us. Stress may be harmful in large part because we think it will be harmful. The danger arises, in other words, when we get stressed out about stress.
In this episode we draw distinctions between different types of stress – good and bad - and also examine important research on how changing our mindsets about stress can help us to minimize the harm and maximize the benefits of our natural stress responses.
Episode #5 Chapters
- Introduction
- Acute Stress
- Chronic Stress
- Eustress
- Stress Management Strategies
- Stress Got a Bad Rap (McGonnigal & Crum)
- Coping with Current Stressors
- Conclusion
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