Stage Fright

Last week, we looked at the hidden beliefs that can leave us feeling stuck in life. This week, in the second part of our conversation with behavioral scientist Dave Evans, we talk about radical acceptance. Dave shares why accepting reality as it is can be so difficult — and why i ...  Show more

We tell ourselves that meaning comes from impact, passion, or finding the “one right path.” But these beliefs can leave us feeling stuck — even when our lives look perfectly fine on paper. Behavioral scientist Dave Evans describes a new approach, borrowed from design thinking, to ...  Show more

How does stress affect decision-making? What does burnout do to the brain? And how can parents find ways to cope with emotional exhaustion and fatigue? In this focus episode of How We’re Wired, join producer Dr Eva Higginbotham as she explores the neuroscience of burnout, from ho ...  Show more

Carton plein pour ceux qui savent faire le vide. Les études, d'habitude si promptes à se tirer dans les pattes, ont trouvé un terrain d'entente en suivant la voie du zen : en plus d'améliorer la qualité du sommeil, la méditation aiderait à combattre le stress, la douleur et la dé ...  Show more

Stress can give your body a boost - raising adrenaline levels, pumping blood to the muscles, heightening our senses. And those sudden superpowers can be a boon when you’re running from a lion. But repeatedly dipping into that well can make you sick, even kill you. Since it fee ...

Comedian Aparna Nancherla has always struggled with anxiety — can a new technique help her cope?

Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/33y2hta5