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

call and advice podcast called Dear Headspace. Each week the headspace teachers along with

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

mindfulness, and just about everything else. It's so different from anything we've ever

created and we're so excited for you to hear it. Dear Headspace comes out every Tuesday

on the Headspace app and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Headspace video. Greetings, my name is K-Songa and I welcome you this Wednesday morning

to Radio Headspace. As many of us may be experiencing, my work day is spent on the computer and

immediately when I leave my office, there's my wonderful family bombarding me with their

needs. It's the way of life during this pandemic. But it got me thinking, even before the pandemic,

we lived in a world where everything is go go go now now now more more more. What came

to mind is the stress cycle. Many of us are living in a state of hyper arousal. During

the state of hyper arousal, there are stress hormones that are being released inside

of our bodies and we don't even realize it. Harmones I'm sure we've all heard before,

like epinephrine and cortisol. And during these continuous bouts of hyper arousal, we often

feel like we're doing the right thing and that's natural because we are getting more

done, accomplishing more. So everything must be okay. But it's not. We're in this continuous

state of hyper arousal and what's scary is that oftentimes we don't even know it and when we

do realize it, it may be too late. The high blood pressure is already here. The migraines have

arrived or diabetes has suddenly become a problem. What's wild is that this hyper arousal state

also known as fight flight or freeze is actually designed to help us. It's an intrinsically

designed response to danger controlled by our sympathetic nervous system. Now what's supposed

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