Confused. Acrylic on canvas. Meydenbauer, 2022. When I see the term “reduce stress” in a book or article, I often struggle to understand what they mean. I feel like we are all under a certain amount of stress, and that it’s virtually impossible to avoid in modern life. So how much stress is too much, and how do we measure its impact on our health? Taking a deeper dive into the scientific literature turns out to be even more confusing, because there’s no agreement on what s