Jennifer Taitz

A huge downside to being human is that we have a knack for taking stress and majorly multiplying it. I mean, we take something that's somewhat stressful and then we add on to that thinking even worse than what's actually happening.

A huge downside to being human is that we have a knack for taking stress and majorly multiplying it. I mean, we take something that's somewhat stressful and then we add on to that thinking even worse than what's actually happening.

A huge downside to being human is that we have a knack for taking stress and majorly multiplying it. I mean, we take something that's somewhat stressful and then we add on to that thinking even worse than what's actually happening.

Hi Mike, it's great to talk to you.

Hi Mike, it's great to talk to you.

Hi Mike, it's great to talk to you.

You know, Mike, a huge downside to being human is that we have a knack for taking stress and majorly multiplying it. I mean, we take something that's somewhat stressful or very stressful, and then we add on to that thinking even worse than what's actually happening.

You know, Mike, a huge downside to being human is that we have a knack for taking stress and majorly multiplying it. I mean, we take something that's somewhat stressful or very stressful, and then we add on to that thinking even worse than what's actually happening.

You know, Mike, a huge downside to being human is that we have a knack for taking stress and majorly multiplying it. I mean, we take something that's somewhat stressful or very stressful, and then we add on to that thinking even worse than what's actually happening.

And the more that we think in ways that just disempower us, our body does a number on us, and then we easily judge our body's response, then we cope in ways that totally backfire. It's like you're stressed about a work demand, and then you start procrastinating or trying to get things perfect in a way that

And the more that we think in ways that just disempower us, our body does a number on us, and then we easily judge our body's response, then we cope in ways that totally backfire. It's like you're stressed about a work demand, and then you start procrastinating or trying to get things perfect in a way that

And the more that we think in ways that just disempower us, our body does a number on us, and then we easily judge our body's response, then we cope in ways that totally backfire. It's like you're stressed about a work demand, and then you start procrastinating or trying to get things perfect in a way that

prevents you from getting the deadline met, or you feel like you need to fall asleep at night. And rather than having faith in your body, you tell yourself, if you don't fall asleep right now, tomorrow's going to be terrible, which just makes you tense. And then maybe you pick up your phone, and then there's no way that sleep is going to come.

prevents you from getting the deadline met, or you feel like you need to fall asleep at night. And rather than having faith in your body, you tell yourself, if you don't fall asleep right now, tomorrow's going to be terrible, which just makes you tense. And then maybe you pick up your phone, and then there's no way that sleep is going to come.

prevents you from getting the deadline met, or you feel like you need to fall asleep at night. And rather than having faith in your body, you tell yourself, if you don't fall asleep right now, tomorrow's going to be terrible, which just makes you tense. And then maybe you pick up your phone, and then there's no way that sleep is going to come.

So there is very real stress in the world, and in our lives, of course, especially right now. But we have a knack, unfortunately, for just taking it and making it that much worse and then spreading it all around us, making the people around us also experience what we're feeling and feeling like we're dumping it and making it contagious.

So there is very real stress in the world, and in our lives, of course, especially right now. But we have a knack, unfortunately, for just taking it and making it that much worse and then spreading it all around us, making the people around us also experience what we're feeling and feeling like we're dumping it and making it contagious.

So there is very real stress in the world, and in our lives, of course, especially right now. But we have a knack, unfortunately, for just taking it and making it that much worse and then spreading it all around us, making the people around us also experience what we're feeling and feeling like we're dumping it and making it contagious.

It's kind of upsetting, but it's also incredibly liberating because if we appreciate the stress cycle of knowing what our minds do that makes things that much worse and appreciating this habit of overthinking and ruminating and how that takes

It's kind of upsetting, but it's also incredibly liberating because if we appreciate the stress cycle of knowing what our minds do that makes things that much worse and appreciating this habit of overthinking and ruminating and how that takes