There has never been a more pressing time to deepen your understanding of what stress is and how it can pose a risk to your health. When we experience repeated or irresolvable stressors it puts us at risk for disease. What do we really understand about how and why stressful life events negatively impact health, and what do know about stress management techniques that might help? This episode covers findings from various lines of research linking stress to health, including epidemiological, psychological, and biological studies. Together, these lines of research demonstrate the stress process, and show that stress is an important risk factor for disease. Learn about which diseases have been most strongly associated with stress, and discover how researchers were able to show these important links between stress and health. Finally, hear about the techniques researchers have found work best in fighting stress.

Links:

Dr. Sheldon Cohen’s Website

Dr. Sheldon Cohen’s Google Scholar Page

Dr. Sheldon Cohen’s Covid-19 Paper

Free Online MBSR Program

Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Website