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How to Make Stress Your Friend

In this TED Talk, psychologist Kelly McGonigal aims to change your mind about how you view emotional pressure


AARP members can watch this video through July 4, 2024; run time is 14 minutes; video recorded June, 2013.
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Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new 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.

 

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