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Calm amid COVID

In touching every aspect of our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted our sense of well-being and produced uncertainty and anxiety. How do we find resilience while remaining productive and caring family members, friends, professionals and citizens in these unprecedented times?

In a series of ten short videos (one video will be added per week until mid-June, 2020), UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner, who has studied stress, relationships and well-being for 25 years and is co-founder of the campus’s Greater Good Science Center, will share ideas and practices for cultivating resilience and connection as we face the challenges of the coming months.

Drawing on insights from the center’s Science of Happiness online course, podcast series and magazine, Keltner shares tips on how to manage stress and find meaningful connections while social distancing, completing each video with simple, science-tested practices useful for this moment in time.

The videos can also be viewed via the UC Berkeley YouTube channel Calm Amid COVID playlist.

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Calm amid COVID-19: Gratitude

April 27, 2020
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Calm amid COVID-19: Compassion

April 14, 2020
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Calm amid COVID-19: Mindful breathing

April 6, 2020

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