Fresh Air

Sheryl Crow

I've been really open about my mental struggles. And thank God we're all talking about it now. And it's not swept under the rug. But yeah, it took me a really long time to sort of navigate how to not sink further into darkness when it hits, and how to know that it's not a forever thing, and to be able to sometimes be quiet or sometimes to write songs to it.

Book of the Day

In 'Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel,' Lucy Foley continues Agatha Christie's legacy

You can't be in a state of full-blown panic at all times. Normality, humanity, even boredom creep back in at the most fraugh of times.

Fresh Air

Colin Kaepernick is still fighting – for justice and for his football career

I went and got cleaned up, came downstairs and went about the day like nothing had happened. And it was a moment that also shaped and defined me.

Hidden Brain

What Art Does For Your Brain

Psychobiologist Daisy Fancourt says engagement with the arts can help to regulate our emotions, build resilience, and support long-term well-being.

Hidden Brain

What Art Does For Your Brain

engagement with the arts can help to regulate our emotions, build resilience, and support long-term well-being.

Hidden Brain

How to Be A Better Partner

Most of us know that relationships require work. What we don't always appreciate is that the work is often counterintuitive — that what feels natural, like defending yourself when you feel attacked, or withdrawing when you feel overwhelmed, can be exactly the wrong thing to do.

TED

Life Lessons from the DJ Booth | ELEW | TED

My mantra is: my mind is the club, I am the DJ [and] my choices affect the atmosphere -- so let's keep that atmosphere groovy.

Daily Stoic

How The Stoics Sparked The American Revolution

Gouverneur Morris would say that underneath Washington's calm demeanor was in fact incredible passions, and that his first and perhaps his greatest victory was not on the battlefield, but over these very passions.

Daily Stoic

How to Feel Everything Without Losing Control With Dr. Becky Kennedy

A lot of us were either raised to try to kick them out of the car, right? Like you're so annoying. my car would be a lot more peaceful if you were just out. But you can't kick feelings out of the car. It's just a biological impossibility. Or what happens cuz we either try so hard to do that and we fail is then the feelings in the back seat take over the driver's seat.

Hidden Brain

A Secret Source of Connection

Most of us think of emotional support as something we offer through words — by listening carefully, saying the right things, or giving advice. But researchers have found that simply being in the presence of someone we care about can regulate our nervous system, slow our heart rate, and reduce our sense of pain, even when that person says nothing at all.

Semafor

Leading Through Transformation with BCG & Lumen Technologies at Semafor World Economy

The market's not going to get any less crazy. It's the change economy. That's where we are. So, I don't really think we can look outside for calm. I think we have to have ways of creating calm inside.

The New York Times

What Another War in the Middle East Means for Military Families

The Marine Corps taught me how to be numb, but at the same time, I'm a mom. It takes a lot out of you.

TED Radio Hour

A neuroscientist's guide to managing our emotions

Our brain is like our very own Stradivarius. When our emotions are triggered out of proportions, that's akin to me trying to play a Stradivarius violin. It can cause enormous pain for both the player as well as those around us.

Prof G Markets

The 35% Recession Warning Markets Are Ignoring | Prof G Markets

I realized I was walking around sort of alone. It was either like I need to go deep in the pain and get drunk and get a lot more social or I need to go home. And I just had sensory I was just overstimulated and decided to pull the rip cord and actually went home fairly early.