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Did you know stress can be good for you? It's true! Acute stress is adaptive and has many important functions. Join Shannon as she tells us all about the benefits of stress!

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Building Resilience in Children episode

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Guilt is the feeling that you have done something wrong. Shame is the feeling that you are not worthy as a person. Both can be major sources of stress in our lives. Why do we experience them? And how do we cope? Listen now to find out.

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Anxiety and Depression Association of America https://adaa.org/

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If you regularly worry about your how your body looks, have you ever considered it as a form of chronic stress. That constantly looming pressure and worry can affect us negatively in more ways than one. Listen to hear how to push back against this stress and challenge the Bikini Industrial Complex.

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Our attachment styles are formed in early childhood. Attachment to caregivers can be secure or insecure and our early life experiences can influence how we function in relationships as adults. Our attachment styles as adults can affect how we respond to stress and how we seek help. Learn about attachment and its influences on our lives in this episode.

Read by Lisa Dawn Hamilton

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So many stressors we experience are chronic and systemic. Poverty is one of those stressors. The stress of struggling to meet basic needs can affect our mental and physical health. This episode reviews the research on the harms caused by poverty. Poverty is a systemic crisis that needs to be solved.

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Trauma and addiction are a cycle, one leading to the other. To address substance use issues, it is important to also address the trauma that may underlie them. In this episode, Kiara also talks about the influence of intergenerational trauma and how to break the cycles of trauma and addiction through trauma-informed care, connection with community, and using holistic approaches like the medicine wheel.

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Burnout is defined as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a decreased sense of accomplishment. It occurs when people are overworked and don't see a bigger purpose for what they are doing. This is especially common in caring professions, such as nursing, teaching, and social work. This episode will review the research on burnout in caring professions and offer suggestions for battling burnout.

Read by Molly Hospers

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