Stress is reshaping our brain.
A little stress is fine - it sharpens us before a big moment.
But when it never switches off, it stops being helpful. Chronic stress can actually change our brain: shrinking areas tied to memory and decision-making, and strengthening the ones that keep us on high alert.
The good news? The brain is adaptable. The same plasticity that lets stress re-shape it also lets us reshape it back.
🧘 Move your body daily
😮💨 Breathe - slow exhales calm the system
😴 Protect our sleep
🤝 Stay connected to people
We can't avoid stress. But we can train how our brain handles it.
Source: Murgia, M. "How stress affects your brain." TED-Ed (2015). youtube.com
But when it never switches off, it stops being helpful. Chronic stress can actually change our brain: shrinking areas tied to memory and decision-making, and strengthening the ones that keep us on high alert.
The good news? The brain is adaptable. The same plasticity that lets stress re-shape it also lets us reshape it back.
🧘 Move your body daily
😮💨 Breathe - slow exhales calm the system
😴 Protect our sleep
🤝 Stay connected to people
We can't avoid stress. But we can train how our brain handles it.
Source: Murgia, M. "How stress affects your brain." TED-Ed (2015). youtube.com
by Kiran Sandhu
• 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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