Inspirational Find : TED Talk - Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend

In this inspirational find, Kelly McGonigal speaks about how to make stress your friend! The idea of viewing stress as not a "negative" factor in your life, but how we should embrace the changes our body induces under stress. If you have some time, check out the talk and ask yourself "have I ever tried to make stress my friend?" This talk truly made me reevaluate my lifestyle and reflect upon how I approach tasks and challenges or "stress" in my life. 

As a classroom teacher, I think it is important for students to know how to deal with "stress". After viewing this talk, it made me rethink of how we teach students to deal with stress. Do we provide an alternative narrative to stress, rather than "stress is bad for you etc." ? Are students equipped with the right tools to deal with "stress" ? Is there enough open-discussion about mental health awareness? 

**I have to give credit to my cousin, Jenn, who lead me to this inspirational find!! Thank you! :)