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Toxic stress is here, and the effects on our mental health are real. Unbelievably, it’s almost been a year since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in the UK, and the collective stress experienced by us all is very different now to how it was back at the start.


Unlike general stress – which tends to follow an up and down pattern – toxic stress is where the stressor doesn’t go away. With all of us on lockdown and unable to find our usual releases from this unending stress, how can we cope?


In this episode, we chat through the different types of toxic stress affecting us – from general pandemic awfulness, to adapting to the constantly shifting goalposts and the self-inflicted toxic stress of social media. We look at some solutions to alleviating the toxic stress load on our bodies and minds – what can we do to stop the revving brain?


How to Cope is hosted by writer Becky Howard and psychotherapist Lucy Clyde. You can follow us on Twitter @_beckyhoward @lucysclyde @cope_podcast


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