The Fastest Way to Calm Down? Breathe.

Just “breathe” we tell ourself and our loved ones when we’re facing stress and trauma. Now scientists can explain why deep breaths with long exhalations actually quell anxiety.  In a paper published in Science, researchers led by Mark Krasnow, a professor of biochemistry at Stanford University, found that in mice, a group of nerves in […]

Why Some People Get Burned Out and Others Don’t

Stress and burnout are not the same thing. And while we know that stress often leads to burnout, it’s possible to handle the onslaught of long hours, high pressure, and work crises in a way that safeguards you from the emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and a lack of confidence in one’s abilities that characterizes burnout. The […]