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The Burnout Gamble: Achieve More by Beating Burnout and Building Resilience

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By Hamza Khan — 2025

Stress has been called the "Health Epidemic of the 21st Century" by the World Health Organization. It is estimated to cost North American businesses more than $320 billion a year, and studies show we are working longer and harder than ever before, leaving very little time for much else. See more...

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A Stanford Psychologist Has a Simple Mental Exercise for Tackling Student Stress

Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist at Stanford, thinks we spend too much time worrying about stress and not enough harnessing it to learn and grow.

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How to Transform Stress into Courage and Connection

Stress doesn't always lead to fight-or-flight, says Kelly McGonigal. It can also activate brain systems that help us connect with other people.

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How to Overcome Stress by Seeing Other People’s Joy

If you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed, don’t cut yourself off from other people, says Kelly McGonigal. Instead, double down on your capacity for connection.

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Science Shows that Stress Has an Upside. Here’s How to Make It Work for You

In Kelly McGonigal’s new book, The Upside of Stress, she argues that stress can “transform fear into courage, isolation into connection, and suffering into meaning.”

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Change Your Stress Response

Yoga can transform your reactions, improve your health, and help you embody grace under pressure.

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Kelly McGonigal: Can We Reframe the Way We Think About Stress?

Guy Raz from NPR interviews research psychologist Kelly McGonical about how we can be better at understanding stress.

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Psychologist Explains the Secret to Making Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal & Lewis Howes

Kelly McGonigal is an inspiring person. Her research is making the world a better, less stressed-out place every day.

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Kelly McGonigal: How to Turn Stress into an Advantage

In her book, The Upside of Stress, McGonigal asks, “If you could choose how stressful tomorrow will be, would you hope for a great deal of stress?” Our natural response is likely a resounding “No.

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How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal

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.

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