How to Handle Financial News Without Stressing Out

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Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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This week of financial wellness content is brought to you by Wealthfront. Learn more here https://www.wealthfront.com/hs. Constant financial news can feel draining and frightening. Lindsay Bryan-Podvin shares strategies for protecting your mental health during turbulent financial cycles, helping you recognize fear-driven reactions and respond with grounded awareness so you can make more thoughtful, calm decisions in the face of uncertainty. Learn more about financial wellness from Lindsay here. Nothing in the ad for Wealthfront should be construed as investment advice, tax advice, or an offer or recommendation of any specific account or strategy. Performance is not guaranteed. Headspace receives cash compensation from Wealthfront Advisers LLC for sponsored advertising materials placed in their podcasts or other contents, which creates an incentive that results in a material conflict of interest. The Bonus offer is solely available to the select individuals who do not have an existing Investment Account or Cash Account with Wealthfront. Additional bonus offer terms & conditions apply and details of it can be found on the marketing partner’s promotional page for Wealthfront. Investment management and advisory services provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.7	Hi, my name is Lindsay and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Friday morning.
1:30.0	If you've watched the news at all, ever, especially recently, it can feel like the world is falling apart. And that can trigger emotional responses and actions that may not be in your financial interest. So let's talk about how you
1:37.0	can maintain your mental health in the midst of a wild financial news cycle.
1:50.8	When it comes to social media, the 24-hour news cycle, and our mental health, you don't have to read a peer-reviewed study to know that the longer you're on your phone consuming this
1:55.9	news, the worse you feel, right?
1:57.6	But studies do back that up, and research shows that there is a deep connection
2:02.6	between doom scrolling and our stress response. Specifically, vicarious trauma.
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