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Managing our emotions is a central task of being human, and the science of emotion regulation as we study it today is a relatively young field. It's an especially exciting area for research questions that can add nuance...
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The Stress Puzzle engages both researchers and the broader community in the cutting-edge field of stress science by promoting high-quality research that doesn't shy away from the nuances of the work.
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What is The Stress Puzzle about?
The Stress Puzzle engages both researchers and the broader community in the cutting-edge field of stress science by promoting high-quality research that doesn't shy away from the nuances of the work.
What has The Stress Puzzle covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Managing Emotions in the Face of Discrimination: Rethinking reappraisal with Dr. Ajua Duker and Dr. Dorainne Green" (25 February 2026, 49 minutes), "Living with Loss: How culture and neuroscience help us understand grief with Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor" (28 January 2026, 54 minutes), and "Beyond Bouncing Back: Identity, stigma, and workplace resilience with Dr. Danielle King" (25 November 2025, 41 minutes).
How often does The Stress Puzzle publish?
The Stress Puzzle publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 20 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Stress Puzzle?
Booking probability for The Stress Puzzle is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Stress Puzzle requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Stress Puzzle's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for The Stress Puzzle are Scientific Research & Development. The Stress Puzzle has a science audience.
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Recent episodes
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Jan 28, 202654 minS2Death, dying, and grief are topics we often avoid but are central to our experience of being human. Today's guest, Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor, studies the neurobiology behind how our brains grapple with the death of a...
Nov 25, 202541 minS2In the midst of this season of gratitude, I feel especially grateful to be able to share this episode with you featuring Dr. Danielle King and focusing on the meaning and measurement of resilience. Our conversation...
Oct 28, 202528 minS2For this episode, I spoke with Dr. Michael Kraus about the widening gap between the richest and the poorest in our society (aka rising economic inequality). We discussed how social class shapes every domain of our lives...
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Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide with Dr. Jay Van Bavel
Sep 30, 202529 minS2For this episode, I spoke with Dr. Jay Van Bavel about political polarization as a threat to individual and societal health, which is particularly salient as we're seeing more politically-motivated violence...
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Aug 27, 202541 minS2Season 2 is here and we're focused on stress in context ! In this episode, I chatted with Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes about the evolution of stress and emotion research and how these fields have grown together. We also talk...
Aug 25, 202545 minS1In honor of a new academic year, we wanted to share some advice and reflections from our Season 1 guests. This is a mix of clips with some that have been included in prior episodes and some that we've saved just for...
May 30, 202526 minS1For our final episode of Season 1, I spoke with Dr. Andrew Steptoe about social relationships as we age, the need for interdisciplinary research, and emerging biomarkers of interest to stress scientists. Dr. Steptoe is...
Apr 29, 202544 minS1In today's episode of the Stress Puzzle, I chatted with Dr. David Almeida all about how we experience and respond (emotionally and physiologically) to daily stressors. We talked a fascinating finding of his that ~10% of...
Mar 25, 202535 minS1In today's episode, I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Cheryl Woods Giscombé, a health scientist who discusses her research on Superwoman Schema, which is a conceptual framework highlighting stress and coping...
Feb 25, 202540 minS1Today's episode builds on the discussion of puberty as a sensitive period from the previous episode with Dr. Megan Gunnar. Featuring developmental scientist Dr. Ronald Dahl, this conversation explores early adolescence...
Jan 28, 202535 minS1For today's episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Megan Gunnar, a developmental psychologist who discusses her research on early life adversity and stress biology showing the importance of puberty as a window of...
Dec 17, 202426 minS1Can you believe it's almost the end of 2024?! Join me for a conversation with Dr. Aric Prather about stress, sleep, and social experiences at the holidays + what we know about links between those and our susceptibility...
Dec 10, 202437 minS1Welcome back to the Stress Puzzle! This is the second of two episodes highlighting winners of the Stress Measurement Network's (SMN) Stress Science Paper Award . Today we'll hear from the lead author of the winning...
Dec 3, 202431 minS1Welcome back to the Stress Puzzle! This is the first of two episodes highlighting winners of the Stress Measurement Network's (SMN) Stress Science Paper Award . Today we'll hear from the lead author of the winning paper...
Nov 26, 202424 minS1Welcome back to the Stress Puzzle! I had the joy of speaking with Dr. Jenny Tung, an evolutionary anthropologist and geneticist who discusses her intergenerational and experimental research showing how the social...
Oct 29, 202437 minS1Welcome back to the Stress Puzzle! For this episode, I was joined by Dr. Michael Marmot who is an expert on social status and health. We discussed his seminal work on the Whitehall Studies of British Civil Servants...
Sep 24, 202454 minS1Welcome back to the Stress Puzzle! For our second episode, I was joined by Dr. George Slavich who is an expert on the conceptualization, assessment, and management of life stress. In this conversation, we talked about...
Aug 27, 202443 minS1Welcome to the first episode of the Stress Puzzle! For this episode, I was joined by experts in the field of stress, Dr. Elissa Epel and Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes. Dr. Elissa Epel has focused on linking chronic stress to...
Recent guests
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Mary-Frances O'Connor
associate professor of clinical psychology and psychiatry, University of Arizona
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Jay Van Bavel
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, New York University
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Dr. Aric Prather
Professor and Pritzker Family Fund Endowed Chair in Health and Community in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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Elissa Epel
Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco
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