News Fatigue and Meditation
By
Debbie Covino
Posted: 3/26/2025, 7:40 PM
An article by Elizabeth Hopper from Greater Good Magazine offers a helpful tip for those experiencing news fatigue: A study published in the journal Psychological Research indicates that mindfulness and meditation can help us be less adversely affected by hearing about unsettling things. Researchers found that those who practiced just 10 minutes of meditation per day were better able to tolerate exposure to the news and experienced less stress in response. You can read the brief report by clicking the link below.
Do you meditate or do some other mindfulness/relaxation exercise? What have the benefits been for you?
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/stressed_out_by_the_news_how_a_short_meditation_can_help
