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Radio Headspace

The Evolution of Stress: Turning Pressure into Growth

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Dora Kamau explores stress’s evolutionary purpose and its potential for transformation. Drawing from Headspace’s 'Letting Go of Stress' course, she offers insights on changing how we perceive and manage stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.8

Hello, hello, it's Dora.

1:12.1

Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Monday.

1:15.9

So the other day, while I was sitting on the 405 freeway in sunny Los Angeles,

1:21.6

I was listening to a podcast on stress and the evolutionary role it has on our lives.

1:32.3

In simpler terms, stress is what creates change. The host gave the analogy of the brief but pivotal stress a butterfly undergoes as it burst its wings through its cocoon and takes flight.

1:42.3

It's this stress that allows the caterpillar to transform into a beautiful butterfly.

1:49.0

Stress is a catalyst for immense and incredible change.

1:53.0

For humans, it's the same.

1:55.0

Great change oftentimes requires a great amount of stress.

1:59.0

But the difference is, we have the ability to alter

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