Medupé: So many of the answers to our stress are within us. And we just need to ask. Pablo ey ta s sgo: Are there any personal testimonials that you can share with us so we can see the impact of your research in the wild? You know, the biggest example I have is a friend and she was super, super stressed. She said, I need somebody to accompany me to walk through her home because she was closing on it the next day.
We’re all familiar with the ways that stress can make us feel bad. But professor and stress expert Modupe Akinola argues that a simple change in our mindset can turn short-term stress into a helpful resource. Modupe walks us through some strategies for how to better tolerate and understand our stress, and gives us tools for coping when a small “mindset shift” isn’t enough.
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