How to Make Stress Your Friend

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June 7, 2023 a project of ServiceSpace Feeling burdened rather than uplifted by everyday duties is more a mindset than a measure of what is going on in your life. - Kelly McGonigal - How to Make Stress Your Friend Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others. She shares more in this TED talk from 2013 that has been viewed over 31 million times over the past decade. { read more } Be The Change This research article on women's reaction to stress highlights McGonigal's point that "stress makes you social." For more inspiration, take a moment to reflect on the best mistake you ever made. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Live a Life Worth Living Thich Nhat Hanh: Ten Love Letters to the Earth Mary Oliver: I Happened to Be Standing On the Road with Thomas Merton The Egg: A Short Story By Andy Weir ThanksBeing with Rumi My 94-Year-Old Dad Talks About COVID-19 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 156,940 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More