Stress Management and Compassion in Challenging Times

Practically Speaking | October 3rd, 2017

We all know that everyone experiences stress on a daily basis—from our work or our extracurricular activities, and news of recent tragic events. Research indicates that stress can have a real impact on our physical and mental health as well as our relationships, leading us to be less compassionate. What can we do about it? Carol Dolan, PhD, has a few tips and techniques in this Practically Speaking.

American Psychological Association: Stress in America Findings 2010

Meet the Instructor

Carol Dolan, PhD.

is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at BUSPH, where she focuses on the social and behavioral sciences, social-contextual determinants, and mental health. Her past research has focused on stress and health in various contexts, including the effects of psychosocial factors and stress on cardiovascular health, stress and coping in minority women, and conducting quantitative and qualitative research examining the physical and psychological effects of stress among deployed military members.