Mindset Neuroscience Podcast

How to not take things personally: The science of stimulus-response

Mindset Neuroscience Podcast

Show Notes

As we approach the end of the year, we may start notice within ourselves - and others - feelings of exhaustion, burn out, feeling frazzled or overwhelmed. There are seasons that are influenced socially and symbolically.. for example,...

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