MINDRAMP PODCAST - FLOURISH AS YOU AGE

COGWHEELS #5 - Stress Management

August 26, 2020 Michael C. Patterson Season 1 Episode 25
MINDRAMP PODCAST - FLOURISH AS YOU AGE
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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Introduction
Acute Stress
Chronic Stress
Eustress (Good Stress)
Stress Management Strategies
Stress Got A Bad Rap (McGonigal & Crum)
A Stress Mindset Reset
Coping with Current Stressors
Wrap Up