Stress and Mindfulness, with Modupe Akinola

Have you ever felt something change in your body and immediately wondered if something was wrong? A sudden hot flash catches Rosie completely off guard, and her mind races to explain it. Her experience with perimenopause becomes a lesson in noticing the difference between what th ...  Show more

The first problem is simple: I'm awake. Then comes the second: I shouldn't be awake. I need to sleep. Tomorrow is going to be terrible. Suddenly you're not only awake, you're fighting the fact that you're awake. That extra layer of resistance can make an already difficult night f ...  Show more

Stress – which many of us despise and try to avoid – does not actually have to be a bad thing. Rather, it's our relationship to stress, our mindset about stress, that determines whether we are helped or harmed by it. Today's guest has the science to back this up and the practical ...  Show more

How can stress enhance creativity? Are there practical ways to use stress for innovation? Modupe guest hosts the podcast Radio Headspace all week. Every weekday morning, Radio Headspace aims to take a few moments to step out of the internal chatter and external noise. It's a podc ...  Show more

This is an episode of A Slight Change of Plans, a podcast we think you'll enjoy hosted by former TED speaker Maya Shankar. Modupe shares why a simple change in our mindset can turn short-term stress into a helpful resource -- and offers strategies to better understand, and cope w ...  Show more

Do you want the good news or bad news of STRESS? Come explore the concept of eustress, or good stress, and how it can motivate us to perform at our best. We also address the negative effects of stress on our physical and mental health, and offer practical techniques for managing ...  Show more