Overwhelm Is Reversible. Here Are the Best Strategies From Psychology and Neuroscience | Claudia Hammond

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A road map for taking the pressure off. Claudia Hammond is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. She is Visiting Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Sussex and is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind. Her latest book is Overwhelmed: Ways to Take the Pressure Off . In this episode we talk about: How to define "overwhelm" – and modern causes for its existence Why the search for perfection is futile Claudia's three-part recipe for handling overwhelm Antidotes for the comparing mind What we should all know about procrastination How to not let the news overwhelm you What we learn from regret – and how to stop beating up on your past self A key…