14. Can being too nice kill you?

Welcome to Brown People Problems, where your host, Nikita Sehgal, along with her guests chat about life experiences and circumstances specific to Brown folks! In this episode I explore Dr. Gabor Matè's research on chronic stress and some personality features that are most present in individuals with chronic illnesses. I find this topic very relevant to the larger Brown culture. Let me know your thoughts! Sources: The impact of stress on body function: A reviewYaribeygi et al.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579396/ How stress affects your health https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/health Stress effects on the body - American Psychological Association https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body Understanding the stress responsehttps://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-the-stress-response MYTH OF NORMAL: trauma, illness & healing in a toxic cultureDANIEL - VERMILION - 2023 Hope you enjoyed today's podcast! Don't forget to subscribe & follow! Who am I: Hi! Thank you for stopping by. I’m Nikita, a full time brown Psychotherapist, living in Canada 🇨🇦 and love to create creative content part time. Through book reviews and my podcast, called Brown People Problems, I chat about inclusion and diversity in lives of BIPOC and specifically SA lives, in both literature and in real life! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nikitasehgal Disclaimer: The guests and the host at ‘Brown People Problems’ do not offer individualized medical or therapeutic advice, and our conversations should not be interpreted as such. This podcast is not a replacement for therapy. This podcast exists for educational purposes only. Please consider your circumstances and engage with the content mindfully. #podcast #society #lifestyle #stress #chronicstress