Hey everyone, it's K-Sunga here. I just want to let you know that we've launched a brand

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with some amazing new friends, are answering your questions about relationships, work,

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Hey there, it's Thursday and I welcome you to Radio Headspace. My name is K-Sunga. What I want you

to talk about today is identifying those activities that best help you combat or counter stress. So let

me just first say that at this very moment I'm feeling all kinds of happy. I'm pretty much in a space

of pure elation. Why you ask? Because for the past five days I've been spending my time with my

parents. Who I haven't seen in over a year. Yes, you've heard me correctly. I have not seen my parents

in over a year. And I know I'm not alone. One of the biggest themes of this pandemic has been the

isolation and it's taken an emotional toll on all of us. So being able to go home to New York City

for Father's Day and spend time with my folks again was absolutely wonderful. I was also able to see

my sister and my niece and my nephew. It was just all around fantastically glorious. As always,

when we get together we tend to reminisce about the good old days, the good times, the bad times,

and everything in between. One of the things that came up that really took me down memory lane

was how cerebral a kid I was. And I was, I was a deep thinker. My sister talked about how different

we were because during arguments at school I was super quiet but quick to fight. So this got me

thinking about some of my other behavioral patterns, specifically how I handled stress.

As a kid, whenever I got upset or stressed out, I would usually find a quiet corner and just

space out. It brought me a sense of calm and peace. Today, I pretty much do the same thing.

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