Essentials: Manage Stress & Build Resilience | Dr. Elissa Epel
Summary
Dr. Alyssa Eppel explains how to distinguish acute from chronic stress and why the "challenge" response is healthier than the "threat" response. She discusses the biological costs of chronic stress, such as mitochondrial decline and accelerated aging, and offers tools like radical acceptance and body-based regulation to manage unchangeable stressors.
Topics discussed
Introduction and defining the dimensions of stress
Managing overthinking and three strategies for stress relief
Acute vs. chronic stress and the cost to the body
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Optimal aging and the benefits of moderate challenge
Threat vs. challenge responses and building resilience
Using mindset and 'stress shields' to reframe pressure
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Mitochondrial health, mood, and daily recovery
Radical acceptance for uncontrollable chronic stress
Tolerating uncertainty and adopting a receptive posture
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Balancing agency with release: the waves of life
The power of narrative and finding purpose in stress
Closing remarks and gratitude
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