Dr. Samantha Boardman

It was, I think, Muhammad Ali who had said, it's not the mountains that wear us out, it's the pebbles in our shoe. And there's a lot of evidence that having many hassles in your everyday life really can take an even bigger toll on our health than major life events.

It was, I think, Muhammad Ali who had said, it's not the mountains that wear us out, it's the pebbles in our shoe. And there's a lot of evidence that having many hassles in your everyday life really can take an even bigger toll on our health than major life events.

It was, I think, Muhammad Ali who had said, it's not the mountains that wear us out, it's the pebbles in our shoe. And there's a lot of evidence that having many hassles in your everyday life really can take an even bigger toll on our health than major life events.

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You know, it was, I think Muhammad Ali who had said, it's not the mountains that wear us out. It's the pebbles in our shoe. And it's, there's a lot of evidence to support, you know, the idea that having many hassles in your everyday life really can add up.

You know, it was, I think Muhammad Ali who had said, it's not the mountains that wear us out. It's the pebbles in our shoe. And it's, there's a lot of evidence to support, you know, the idea that having many hassles in your everyday life really can add up.

You know, it was, I think Muhammad Ali who had said, it's not the mountains that wear us out. It's the pebbles in our shoe. And it's, there's a lot of evidence to support, you know, the idea that having many hassles in your everyday life really can add up.

And not only like in the moment, it affects you psychologically and physically, but they also stay with you and they accumulate and they add up over time and they can take an even bigger toll on our health than major life events.

And not only like in the moment, it affects you psychologically and physically, but they also stay with you and they accumulate and they add up over time and they can take an even bigger toll on our health than major life events.

And not only like in the moment, it affects you psychologically and physically, but they also stay with you and they accumulate and they add up over time and they can take an even bigger toll on our health than major life events.

And I think some people, by temperament, they're maybe born that way. They're more maybe Teflon than they are Velcro. And for some of us, I'd say certainly myself, I tend to be a little bit more Velcro. And that stuff really sticks with me. I think most react by then... assuming that this is going to be a horrible day.

And I think some people, by temperament, they're maybe born that way. They're more maybe Teflon than they are Velcro. And for some of us, I'd say certainly myself, I tend to be a little bit more Velcro. And that stuff really sticks with me. I think most react by then... assuming that this is going to be a horrible day.

And I think some people, by temperament, they're maybe born that way. They're more maybe Teflon than they are Velcro. And for some of us, I'd say certainly myself, I tend to be a little bit more Velcro. And that stuff really sticks with me. I think most react by then... assuming that this is going to be a horrible day.

And as these accumulate over the course of the day that you sort of just double down and we end up like our coping strategies are often the exact opposite of the thing that would make us feel strong. It's when we sort of think, I deserve to order a fried egg and cheese right now for lunch or spend the afternoon or the evenings eating watching TV until late at night.

And as these accumulate over the course of the day that you sort of just double down and we end up like our coping strategies are often the exact opposite of the thing that would make us feel strong. It's when we sort of think, I deserve to order a fried egg and cheese right now for lunch or spend the afternoon or the evenings eating watching TV until late at night.

And as these accumulate over the course of the day that you sort of just double down and we end up like our coping strategies are often the exact opposite of the thing that would make us feel strong. It's when we sort of think, I deserve to order a fried egg and cheese right now for lunch or spend the afternoon or the evenings eating watching TV until late at night.

And we end up with what they call a guilty couch potato syndrome. And we end up sort of choosing activities that are further depleting and that make us feel even worse.

And we end up with what they call a guilty couch potato syndrome. And we end up sort of choosing activities that are further depleting and that make us feel even worse.