Stress physiology
Taking a Chance
- Derek Roger
Evolution is often thought to be a process of trial and error. In fact, it’s the other way round: evolution proceeds by error and trial.
Braking Good
- Derek Roger
The body responds to pressure by releasing adrenaline and cortisol. Helpful in the short term, prolonged activation of the adrenaline and cortisol response is damaging.
The F-words
- Derek Roger
Fight, flight, flail or freeze. How we respond to perceived threat, the physiology behind our response, and how rumination can prolong it.
It's not black and white!
- Derek Roger
We emphasise that there is no 'good stress', and that all that stress offers is a life that may be shorter and will definitely be more miserable.
Where's TED?
- Derek Roger
A recent TED talk by Kelly McGonigal was an opportunity to demonstrate that the earth is not after all flat.
Another day, another myth
- Derek Roger
During the 1950s and 60s two US Naval surgeons noticed a relationship between the number of things that had happened to people and their tendency to become ill.
Being Well
- Derek Roger
‘Well-being’ and ‘wellness’ are increasingly popular phrases in the training world, but what do they actually mean?