Burnout & Stress... and Capitalism

We may have to change how we define our jobs.

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Adaptogens are herbs and plants that help the body adapt to stress by influencing the HPA axis, promoting balance, and offering potential stress-relief benefits. However, more research is needed.

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here’s your reminder to drop the hustle and find your version of peace.

​Deloitte's external survey of 1,000 full-time US professionals found that 77 percent of respondents say they have experienced employee burnout at their current job, with more than half citing more than one occurrence.

More American workers are experiencing burnout than at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nearly six out of 10 labor participants in the United States self-reported feeling at least moderate levels of burnout, according to a recent Aflac report on workplace trends and attitudes.

Fifty-three percent of women reported stress levels higher than they were a year ago as mental health declined and work-life balance became nearly nonexistent.

Teachers have experienced alarmingly high rates of anxiety during the pandemic—even more than health-care workers, according to recent research.

Our skills, genetics, personality, and environment all come together to influence how resilient we are to stress.

Success won’t make you happy for long. Here’s why purpose, identity, and connection beat ambition—every time.

What causes stress and what medical treatments available? Can meditation or medication make a difference? Read the latest medical research on stress.

Prevent stress by managing it. Sleeping, eating well, and relaxing definitely help. Browse the American Institute of Stress website for tools and resources to learn about stress and how to cope with it.

Intelligence can make you happier, but only if you see it as more than a tool to get ahead.

All of us could do with more words of encouragement and perspective, and they don’t need to come from another person

Some motives are biological, while others are personal or social. We look at motivation and drivers of behavior.

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Ease your stress with these 3 science-backed methods that promote resilience, positive thinking, and connection, helping you thrive in challenging times.

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Some of us can hear the future.

Mental health at the end of the world.

They're simple, but that doesn't mean they're easy.

The stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behaviors and alters brain activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in people with higher levels of empathy.

Over the last decade, employees have been encouraged to see work and life as interchangeable, and to hustle ever harder. But the pandemic has brought a new reckoning

Your ticket to returning to relaxation.

A diet rich in fruit and vegetables is beneficial for overall health, but new research suggests it is also linked to lower stress levels.

Originally published on July 24, 2017