How Meditation Helps You Reduce Stress Long-Term with Dr. Annika Sörensen
Sometimes, a tragic event can cause you to contemplate your humanity (or even mortality) and bring on an inflection point in your life.
That was the case for my guest today, Dr. Annika Sörensen. Dr. Annika is a medical doctor from Sweden who is also another member of the tribe. And she’s on the show to share her story and how the black hole she found herself in led her to focus her practice on stress reduction and management.
In this episode of the Words of Love podcast, you’ll learn how to begin processing your stress after a tragedy or crisis. Dr. Annika will share the sequence of events that caused her to devote her career to long-term stress reduction, as well as teach you three simple ways to get into the now and two requirements before you can reduce and manage your stress for the long haul.
2:18 - Dr. Annika’s introduction and the tragic week that got her started on this journey
10:18 - How Dr. Annika starts to move people through their crisis or tragedy and see them as sources of strength
17:19 - How meditation became my salvation and made me better in multiple ways
22:25 - Where Dr. Annika’s mini meditation came from
27:58 - Two prerequisites for minimizing stress for the long-term
34:11 - A practical way I’ve reduced stress in my medical practice
39:54 - What’s next for Dr. Annika and the fundamental process of knowing what you want