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Social support is the last coping strategy on the list, and it’s perhaps my favorite one.
If you give a primate a stressor in the lab, you’ll find elevated markers of stress in its behavior and in its blood. But give the primate a stressor when it’s surrounded by friends—its stress markers will be lower, even for the same lev... See more
Dan Shipper • How Hard Should I Push Myself?
tools in place to build resilience and the ability to tolerate distressing emotions safely.
Dr Julie Smith • Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The Sunday Times bestseller, with over 1 million copies sold
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has spent much of his life teaching yoga-based breathing practices around the world through his organization the Art of Living Foundation.
Emma Seppala • The Happiness Track
Embodied empathy doesn’t allow you to betray yourself and give more than you have.
Anne Berube • The Burnout Antidote
‘Just because I am feeling like this now does not mean that things have to stay like this.’
Prof. Mark Williams • Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world
The Buddhist teacher Matthieu Ricard calls this dilemma “empathy fatigue.” In a study of doctors and nurses, Ricard and his collaborator Tania Singer, a neuroscientist and director of the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, found that those who have empathy—who identify directly with their patients’ difficulties—get burned out. Those who have
... See moreAmy Whitaker • Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses
Ironically, those among us who are highly sensitive and empathetic are the most likely to be burnt out by over-giving.