Why do I get overwhelmed by stress or despair?

About this lecture

In this lecture on the diseases of the heart, the speaker explores the disease of despair through the lens of both Quranic wisdom and modern psychology. Drawing on Allah's promise that those who follow guidance will not be consumed by fear or grief, the lecture explains how our nervous systems are programmed in early childhood, what chronic stress and learned helplessness do to our bodies and souls, and how expanding our "window of tolerance" through self-compassion is the path to genuine emotional and spiritual resilience.