Throw a stone at a wellness expert and they’ll tell you that mindfulness and stress reduction are the keys to living a long and healthy life. Additionally, last year the American Psychological Association reported that 2 in 3 adults described feeling significant stress over the course of the pandemic; a statistic that doesn’t seem to be decreasing any time soon. Despite chronic stress not being taken as seriously as other conditions by some medical practitioners, we are learning more and more how stress impacts the body in a very real way, and no, it’s not “all in your head.” While no one is certain what the next year will look like, one thing is absolutely certain: we need to calm down… but how do we do it?
HOST: Kate Spies, SVP+General Manager at Well+Good
GUESTS:
Dora Kamau, Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher at Headspace and Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Dr. Melinda Ring, Executive Director of Northwestern Medicine's Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT:
Dora differentiates between short-term and long-term stress, and how we can learn to understand and manage each form in our own lives. Find her here and check out Headspace here.
Dr. Melinda explains how the mind-body connection is not just superficial, and how stress can cause real, chemical changes in our bodies. Find her here.
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