Stress expert Elke Van Hoof on why you cannot simply let go of stress: “It is not in your head, it is your head.”
“Let it go, it’s all in your head.” Stressed individuals constantly hear this frustrating response. However, stress expert Elke Van Hoof says: it is not in your head, it is your head. This is exactly what makes stress so complex.
In this scientific deep-dive, Elke finally opens the black box of your brain. How a stress signal triggers a complete biological cascade that prepares your body for action. Elke explains why chronic stress can eventually damage your brain, and how that leads to a malfunctioning compass that releases even more stress. The solutions are simple but not easy; white time is one of them.
