Equanimity, Mental Health, & The Five Pathways to Inner Calm (special replay) [ep. 124]

Joy Lab | strengthen your mental health with the science of joy · Mar 6, 2024 · 1m

Feeling stressed lately? Our stress responses are being activated by a lot of stressors floating around lately. That's why we wanted to replay this episode that digs more into stress and reclaiming balance. As we'll get into, stress is generally fine as long as it recedes in a reasonable amount of time. If that doesn't happen, we can lock ourselves into a chronic state of stress. That's where equanimity can come in. In this episode, we explore equanimity (we also like to call it inner calm), the science behind it, and how it has been sought after throughout human history. We share some…