Stress: Science and Strategies to Live Well (Audio)
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★ - 2 ratingsResearchers from the University of California provide scientific insight into why our bodies react the way they do to stress, as well as what we can do to manage stress in our day-to-day lives.
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Mental Health and the Pandemic: Promoting Healthy Coping Strategies
August 18, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this program, Yvette Flores, professor of psychology at UC Davis, discusses how to cope during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, especially social stress and the impact of it on disadvantaged and marginalized groups. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 37074]
Be Your Own Best Friend: Self-Compassion for Stress Reduction
February 25, 2022 21:00 - 5 minutes - 2.36 MBMindful self-compassion has been widely researched in recent years and found effective in a wide variety of mental health and wellbeing variables. Dr. Christiane Wolf with InsightLA offers a short 3-step self-compassion practice to help you recover more quickly from stress. Simply treat yourself the way you would treat a dear friend! Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37748]
Feeling Extreme Emotions? Try a Survival TIPP
February 21, 2022 21:00 - 5 minutes - 2.48 MBThe COVID-19 pandemic has put all of us in crisis mode. So how can you manage feelings of anxiety and stress? Esme Shaller, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco, teaches four simple crisis survival skills called TIPP: temperature, intense exercise, paced breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37745]
Deep Breathing - A Fundamental Part of Stress Reduction
January 17, 2022 21:00 - 7 minutes - 3.38 MBBreathing techniques can help us relax and reduce stress and anxiety. Simply slowing our breathing rate can reduce arousal in our autonomic nervous system. Elissa Epel, Ph.D., psychiatry professor at UC San Francisco, demonstrates a simple three-part breathing technique that can help with stress and sleep. Try this four times in a row each day. It can be done upon waking, during a break, or before bed (or during insomnia!). Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37747]
Mindful Breathing for Anxiety
January 17, 2022 21:00 - 4 minutes - 1.88 MBRegular practice of mindfulness meditations has been widely researched and has been shown to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression and stress and increase quality of life and overall well-being. Walk through a simple breathing exercise with Dr. Christiane Wolf, Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Teacher at InsightLA. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37746]
From Climate Stress to Activation: The Critical Role of the Health Professional
October 18, 2021 21:00 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MBThe climate crisis is impacting health, and health care professionals have a pivotal role as advocates for change. The climate crisis must be mitigated by vast reductions in carbon use. Physicians share how they have promoted advocacy, as well as effective ways of messaging, and how leaders serve as trusted sources of information for policymakers and local institutions, and change agents. Panelists: Mark Coleman, MS, author and nature meditation teacher; host, Nature Summit; Robin Cooper, MD,...
Building Stress Resilience to Withstand the Next Crisis
October 06, 2021 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBThis discussion focuses on the mental health challenges and lessons learned at UCSF during the pandemic, with a focus on building institutional resources to prepare for future challenges. Panelists: Maga Jackson-Triche, MD, MSHS, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Christine Mangurian, MD, MAS, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Vice Chair for Diversity and Health Equity, UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Robert Rodriguez, MD...
Calm Amid COVID: Compassion
September 24, 2021 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.66 MBUC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner discusses the benefits of compassion for others and ourselves. Keltner, who is co-founder of the campus’s Greater Good Science Center, has studied stress, relationships and well-being for 25 years. Drawing on insights from the center’s Science of Happiness online course, podcast series and magazine, Keltner shares tips on how to manage stress and find meaningful connections while social distancing. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Health and Medicine] [Show ...
Calm During COVID: Mindful Breathing
September 15, 2021 21:00 - 4 minutes - 2.44 MBIn touching every aspect of our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted our sense of well-being and produced uncertainty and anxiety. How do we find resilience while remaining productive and caring family members, friends, professionals and citizens in these unprecedented times? UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner, who has studied stress, relationships and well-being for 25 years and is co-founder of the campus’s Greater Good Science Center, shares ideas and practices for cu...
Calm Amid COVID: Gratitude
September 10, 2021 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.81 MBUC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner talks about the benefits of practicing gratitude. Expressing appreciation is a key component of Keltner’s Science of Happiness course, which he has taught to inmates at San Quentin State Prison, among thousands of other students. Keltner, who is the faculty director of the campus’s Greater Good Science Center, has studied stress, relationships and well-being for 25 years. His videos are designed to keep people feeling calm and resilient in the face of C...
Developmental Impact of COVID-19: Addressing Parental and Student Stress
June 07, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 35.4 MBThe pandemic heightened stress and anxiety in families and children. Dr. Petra Steinbuchel explores the collective mental impact of the pandemic and looks at tools and interventions to promote coping for youth and families. Heading back to school may increase stress and affect mental health because back to school does not mean back to normal. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36876]
Cultivating Emotion Awareness and Fierce Compassion
May 29, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBEve Ekman is a contemplative social scientist and teacher in the field of emotional awareness and burnout prevention. She discusses how to develop emotion awareness and enact compassion. She also addresses the issue of burnout and things to do to manage emotions and their power. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36875]
Integrative Therapy to Manage Anxiety and Reduce Stress
May 16, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBDave Berger, somatic psychotherapist, physical therapist and bodyworker, provides practical suggestions for managing stress and anxiety. When stress and anxiety run high, nurturing your body-brain and mind is more important than ever. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36874]
Scientifically Proven Strategies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Empowering Parents with Knowledge and Tools to Effectively Manage Anxiety in the Family
April 16, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBWhen a child does not outgrow the fears and worries that are typical in young children, or when there are so many fears and worries that they interfere with school, home, or play activities, the child may be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Bridget Walker, PhD, a clinical psychologist specializing in treating anxiety and associated disorders, discusses the signs of anxiety, the triggers that cause anxiety and suggestions for parents to help their children. Series: "Mini Medical School for ...
On Resilience: Realists are Optimists
September 18, 2020 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.75 MBDr. Darlene Mininni shares how two words in particular can negatively affect mental health. This lecture is part of the Frank B. Roehr Memorial Lecture Series, which was established by Mr. Roehr's daughter, Suzanne Angelucci, to inform the public on topics associated with the power of humor and positive thinking. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 36386]
How to Deal with Your Unruly Mind: Meditation
August 21, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutes - 3.55 MBJon Kabat-Zinn is the founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, which teaches participants how to navigate and integrate the challenges and adventures of everyday life. Here he discusses the act of mindfulness in daily life and the medicinal quality of meditation. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36269]
Applying the Science of Toxic Stress to Transform Outcomes in California
March 06, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBAn overwhelming scientific consensus demonstrates that cumulative adversity, particularly during critical and sensitive developmental periods, is a root cause to some of the most harmful, persistent and expensive health challenges facing our nation. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an award-winning physician, researcher and advocate dedicated to changing the way our society responds to one of the most serious, expensive and widespread public health crises of our time: childhood trauma. She was appo...
Stress Eating and Weight Stigma
February 17, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBWe live in a society that is obsessed with weight loss and dieting. Weight stigma and fat-shaming pervade our everyday lives– turning eating into something that is no longer an enjoyable act, but one of scrutiny and stress. Driven by a love for food and a true foodie at heart, UCLA Associate Professor in Psychology Janet Tomiyama believes that there are ways to get healthy without ever mentioning weight. She runs the Dieting, Stress and Health or DiSH Lab at UCLA that focuses on two main driv...
The Emotional Side of Diabetes
May 19, 2019 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBLiving well with diabetes takes emotional strength. Staying strong emotionally is important to keeping stress under control which helps keep blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels where they belong. Lawrence Fisher explores the social, behavioral, self-management support and care system factors that affect the management of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34679]
Stress and Cancer: From Science to Personal Perspective - 2019 Bay Area Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference
February 28, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBSonia Lupien, PhD (University of Montreal) explores the science behind stress, our biology, and illness. She discusses the importance of reducing stress in our lives and provide practical tips to cope with stress. Series: "Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference - UCSF" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34471]
The Effects of Early Life Stress on Brain and Behavior
February 14, 2019 21:00 - 17 minutes - 8.19 MBYale University's BJ Casey shares an in-depth look into the detrimental effects on the brain resulting in behavioral and developmental impairment caused by stress during childhood. Series: "Women in Science" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 31760]
Causes of Workplace Burnout
November 13, 2018 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.38 MBBeating burnout is hard under the best circumstances but even harder when things happen. Dr. Larissa Thomas discusses the causes of workplace burnout. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34242]
Stress and Obesity - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
October 04, 2018 21:00 - 9 minutes - 4.11 MBBarbara Laraia, PhD, UC Berkeley, reveals why neighborhoods and stress have a major impact on obesity and pregnancy. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34083]
The Social Exposome - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
October 03, 2018 21:00 - 13 minutes - 5.98 MBAric Prather, PhD, UCSF Professor and Co-Director of the Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study, and Treatment (COAST) discusses how social stressors and relationships can act like environmental toxins, a concept called the “social exposome." Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34082]
The Entanglement of Meditation and Medicine and What Love’s Got to Do With It with Jon Kabat-Zinn
April 09, 2018 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBJon Kabat-Zinn is the founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, which teaches participants how to navigate and integrate the challenges and adventures of everyday life. He is also the author of several best-selling books on the topic of mindfulness, including Full Catastrophe Living and Wherever You Go, There You Are. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33378]
Food Insecurity Stress and Nutrition - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
March 29, 2018 21:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBExpert panel explores the relation of food insecurity, stress and nutrition. Panelists: Janet Tomiyama, UCLA – The Stigma of Obesity; Deborah Cohen, RAND Corporation – Stress and Built Environments; Barbara Laraia, UC Berkeley – Food Insecurity During Pregnancy; Annie Gupta, UCLA – Stress, Food, and Reward System; Emeran Mayer, UCLA- Stress and Microbiome. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33237]
Food Insecurity and Stress: From the Inside Out - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
March 08, 2018 21:00 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBCindy Leung explains the novel mechanism of stress in the relation between food insecurity and health. Food insecurity has direct negative effects on health from infancy into adulthood, most in importantly on cardiovascular health. Food insecurity is a also form of toxic stress that has negative psychological effects. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33236]
Beating Burnout: Wellness for Students Residents and Fellows and Practicing Physicians
February 26, 2018 21:00 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBBeating burnout is hard under the best circumstances but even harder when things happen. Dr. Larissa Thomas explores the factors that contribute to burnout in the medical field, and what to do about it. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32946]
Anxiety De-escalation and Stress Reduction Techniques
June 21, 2017 21:00 - 37 minutes - 17.6 MBVanessa Hus Bal, PhD & Gregory Lyons, PhD, BCBA. STAR Center for ASD & NDDs, UCSF Series: "UC Wellbeing: Meditate" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32211]
Emotional Burnout
September 16, 2016 21:00 - 4 minutes - 1.98 MBDr. Eve Ekman discusses the common phenomenon known as “burnout”, explaining what it is and why it’s significant. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31344]
Professional Empathy
September 16, 2016 21:00 - 5 minutes - 2.62 MBDr. Eve Ekman deconstructs empathy and explains how being empathetic can better you personally and professionally. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31345]
Handling Emotion
September 09, 2016 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.83 MBDr. Eve Ekman discusses the ways people typically interact with their emotions, especially negative ones, and which of these ways has been shown to be most effective. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31342]
What Are Emotions?
September 09, 2016 21:00 - 5 minutes - 2.6 MBEve Ekman gives a clinical definition of emotion, including their utility as we understand it, how they arise in the mind, and the ways various emotions are felt in different people. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31341]
What’s the Deal with Telomeres?
September 02, 2016 21:00 - 1 minute - 833 KBElissa Epel explains what a telomere is, what it does, and why it’s important to protect them from excessive stress. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31224]
A Definition of Mindfulness
August 26, 2016 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.61 MBDr. Kevin Barrows provides a general description of mindfulness, which includes it as a form of awareness and a way of paying attention. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31366]
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
August 26, 2016 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.53 MBDr. Kevin Barrows explains the term “mindfulness based stress reduction” (MBSR) and why he recommends the process to anyone, especially those suffering from certain psychological and physiological conditions. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31325]
Mindfulness Vs. Relaxation
August 26, 2016 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.31 MBDr. Kevin Barrows explains the difference between meditation focused on mindfulness and that practiced purely for relaxation, and describes how to two are also interconnected. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31337]
Rethinking Positivity
August 26, 2016 21:00 - 1 minute - 824 KBMargaret Chesney walks us through the powerful results of positivity, explaining how being a positive person can benefit both your physiology and your lifestyle, leading to decreased risk of health problems later on. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31221]
The History of Mindfulness
August 26, 2016 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.11 MBDr. Kevin Barrows relates some of the historical roots of mindfulness and how it evokes the revealing of the unconscious processes of the mind. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31365]
The Effects of Mindfulness
August 19, 2016 21:00 - 4 minutes - 2.39 MBDr. Kevin Barrows explains the psychological effects of mindfulness and how the practice has overall effects on the body. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31364]
The Mindfulness Formula
August 19, 2016 21:00 - 4 minutes - 2.07 MBDr. Kevin Barrows lays out the component pieces of mindfulness, what each means, and how this formula and the elements within impact your day-to-day life. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31324]
Socialization and the Immune System
August 12, 2016 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.35 MBDr. Rick Hecht shows empirical evidence suggesting the strength and stability of someone’s social life may actually alter their stress response architecture, making them more or less prone to high levels of stress. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31309]
The Complexities of Cortisol
August 12, 2016 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.42 MBDr. Rick Hecht explains how cortisol, a hormone commonly associated with stress, impacts the body, showing it to be one of the most influential and complicated chemicals the body produces. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31305]
Good Stress Vs. Bad Stress
August 12, 2016 21:00 - 4 minutes - 2.38 MBDr. Rick Hecht explains that not all stress should be actively avoided, and shows that mindfulness can increase the likelihood that you respond properly to challenges and stay calmer when presented with threats. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31313]
Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder
August 05, 2016 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.18 MBSocial Anxiety Disorder can feel crippling, but as Dr. Murray Stein explains, there exists a variety of treatment options that can help someone suffering with Social Anxiety disorder feel comfortable in social settings. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31214]
The Importance of Imagery
July 29, 2016 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.92 MBDr. Martin Rossman describes the emotive language of imagery and its ability to modulate your stress levels as well as aid your creativity, self- expression, and overall mental health. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31218]
Stress and Aging
July 29, 2016 21:00 - 5 minutes - 2.78 MBDr. Mimi Guarneri runs through a handful of stress related symptoms and demonstrates that a body under constant stress will generally deteriorate much faster than normal. This accelerated aging takes a toll on a person, both internally and externally. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31194]
Outsmarting Stress One Breath at a Time
April 13, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBMargaret Chesney, the Director of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explores how to recognize the signs of stress overload and strategies for managing it using integrative techniques. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29276]
The NFL Fumbles: Commentary by Sudha Shetty and Jeffrey Edleson -- UC Public Policy Channel
October 13, 2014 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.35 MBHold the offenders accountable, yes, but what else should the National Football League do about domestic violence? UC Berkeley Professors Jeffrey Edleson and Sudha Shetty argue that the NFL should also provide services to help players change their behavior toward the women and children in their lives. That, they say, will do more to protect their families than punishment alone. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine...
Childhood Stress Pregnancy Weight and Transmission of Weight - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
September 17, 2014 21:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBBarbara Abrams DrPH, RD. Professor of Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health, and Public Health Nutrition; Head, Epidemiology/Biostatistics Program, UC Berkeley. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28517]