"I see stress as being a very affirming signal because it shows me that I really care about the outcome," she says. "If we can continue to ask ourselves why, why, why then that puts a whole different lens around why you're stressed and changes your approach"
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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