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Here’s how you can handle stress like a lion, not a gazelle |

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Health psychologist Elissa Epel PhD writes: “I have been studying stress for 30 years. Living in this era of prolonged personal, pandemic and global stress, has become very challenging. Many of us live with high levels of daily stress, and this can become a habit — and even last a lifetime. But we don’t have to live that way. That is why I wrote my book The Stress Prescription. It offers many ways to have a positive relationship with stress and to add stress buffers into the fabric of our daily lifestyle. I hope you enjoy this excerpt that shares one way you can become more resilient: By embracing a positive stress mindset. Try it! I am sure you will find an opportunity.” Picture a lion hunting a gazelle, mercilessly running her down. The gazelle is terrified and in fight-or-flight mode, sprinting for her life. The lion is exhilarated, anticipating her hard-fought meal as she closes the gap. Which animal is experiencing stress — the lion or the gazelle? The answer is … both. Both nervo

Science Here’s how you can handle stress like a lion, not a gazelle Feb 9, 2023 / Elissa Epel PhD Share This Idea Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Joseph Carrington Health psychologist Elissa Epel PhD writes: “I have been studying stress for 30 years. Living in this era of prolonged personal, pandemic and global stress, has become very challenging. Many of us live with high levels of daily stress,

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