Stress Can Serve You: Part 2

The promise of staying young can be hard to resist. There's always another product to try, another sign of aging to fix, another way to feel like we're keeping time at bay. Dora recognizes that anxious pull, even as she questions the belief underneath it: that getting older means ...  Show more

Dora and her mom have started talking about something many families avoid: what her mom wants her final chapter of life to look like, and what matters most to her when that time comes. These conversations aren't easy, but they've brought a sense of peace that Dora didn't expect. ...  Show more

“There are ways of thinking about stress that can make your body’s response to it healthier.”

Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., is an expert on stress, willpower, compassion, and the mind-body response to exercise. In this wide-ranging interview, s ...

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

In this podcast, we explore the crushing culture of stress and undo pressure that seems to be building in our lives, leading to a rapid increase in the number of people feeling unhappy.   We'll delve into the root causes of this phenomenon, examining everything from our fast-pace ...  Show more

Most of us try to avoid stress at all costs. But Dr. Sharon Bergquist, author of ‘The Stress Paradox,’ says too little stress can be just as bad for you. Bergquist sits down with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to explain the surprising science behind how some stress can make you healthier, and ...  Show more