Research on mental well-being of politicians shows what makes being a politician more stressful than other jobs. I talk with Dr James Weinberg, lecturer in political behavior at the University of Sheffield, about the research on mental wellbeing of politicians, the coping mechanisms (and why some don't work in politics) and his own experience running as candidate at the UK General Elections.
Find James Weinberg on https://www.jamesweinberg.co.uk/.
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2 - Why politics needs a health warning and what to do about it with James Weinberg