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Feeling pandemic fatigue? Here’s what’s happening in our brains and how to fight it

Feeling pandemic fatigue? Here’s what’s happening in our brains and how to fight it

FromThis Matters


Feeling pandemic fatigue? Here’s what’s happening in our brains and how to fight it

FromThis Matters

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you’re feeling tired and rundown: you’re not alone. There’s a name for what you’re feeling — pandemic fatigue — a biological response to your brain processing the “fight or flight” instinct over and over again, with no definitive timeline on when the pandemic will end. Steve Joordens, psychology professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough, talks to “This Matters” host Adrian Cheung about the fatigue we’re all facing, what “staring at the bear” does to your brain and strategies on how to re-fill your mental ‘tank’ through the pandemic.
Released:
Mar 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.