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It's a quarter to eight. The cereal goes over, the permission slip is missing, a work message buzzes in early, and the car is almost out of gas. None of it is a big deal on its own, but together it leaves your chest tight and your voice sharp, and by the time everyone's out the door, you're sure you're just bad with stress.
This episode looks at why that verdict doesn't hold up. A long-running study of everyday stress finds that small daily hassles are a normal part of adult life, and that the busy years of work and raising kids tend to bring more of them. The researcher behind it found that how people react mattered more than how many hassles they faced.
You'll hear why a racing heart doesn't mean you're failing, how a long, slow exhale works on the body's surge, and why the next step is usually just one thing. The hassles will keep coming. How long they stay is the part you can work on.
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