Hi, this is Kim Mills, host of Speaking of Psychology. Today, we're sharing an episode from

another podcast that we think you'll enjoy, Call to Mind from American Public Media. Call to Mind is

American Public Media's initiative to foster new conversations about mental health. This episode,

the strain of stress, looks at the many pressures Americans are facing today, from

financial worries to political division, how chronic stress can affect both mental and physical

health and how to manage the strain. You'll hear from two familiar voices, Arthur C. Evans

Jr., CEO of the American Psychological Association, and Dennis Stolley, APA's head of applied psychology.

If you enjoy this episode, you can find more from the Call to Mind team at calltomind.org

or wherever you get your podcasts.

We hope you enjoy this episode.

You're listening to The Strain of Stress, a special report from Call to Mind,

American Public Media's initiative to foster new conversations about mental health.

I'm Angela Davis.

What stresses me out, I think like most people, current times are very stressful.

This is Gina Marie, a New Yorker who generously agreed to share her experiences with stress.

As a black woman, a middle-aged black woman, I do not feel protected at all.

I wake up in the morning, almost with a coat of armor that I need to put on before I leave my house.

I think that that just sets the foundation of stress even before I get to work.

Experts who study stress say it's deeply personal. And what stresses us can seem big or small,

but almost anything can cause a person to feel stress. And now work is another circumstance.

You know, the company I work for just laid off almost 15,000 people, I believe

it was. Those of us who left me fine feel a great deal of stress and that my day could end at any

...