Stress buffering
Subject in Mental Health
Stress buffering has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Nadine Burke HarrisAmerican pediatrician, ACEs researcher and former Surgeon General of California
Burke Harris urges people to build support systems before crises, calling infrastructure love in action.
“I believe infrastructure is love in action. What we build, the systems that we build in our personal lives for ourselves”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Nervous System Reset: Do THIS Every Day to Rewire Your Brain From Stress and Anxiety (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:10:26
Burke Harris says that even a single safe, supportive relationship can be enough buffering.
“And sometimes it's one person and one person is enough, right? That's the good news. One person is enough”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Nervous System Reset: Do THIS Every Day to Rewire Your Brain From Stress and Anxiety (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 49:17
Burke Harris lists seven evidence-based interventions from her Surgeon General's report for regulating the stress response.
“these include sleep, exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, mental health, and healthy relationships, and time in nature”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Nervous System Reset: Do THIS Every Day to Rewire Your Brain From Stress and Anxiety (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 49:17
Burke Harris argues that the younger a person is when adversity occurs, the more buffering is needed to restore balance.
“the younger you are when you experience a stressor or trauma or adversity, you need way more buffering on the other side to be able to balance that out”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Nervous System Reset: Do THIS Every Day to Rewire Your Brain From Stress and Anxiety (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 26:51
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Nervous System Reset: Do THIS Every Day to Rewire Your Brain From Stress and AnxietyThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Apr 27, 2026 · 1 h 15 min
Mel Robbins talks with pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris about adverse childhood experiences, overactive stress responses, and buffering practices that help regulate the nervous system.