2024-03-18
1 小时 2 分钟Stress is not a bad thing.
Stress is the price we pay for a life that matters to us.
There's no avoiding stress.
If you had a life that was devoid of stress, it would probably be really boring and disconnected from reality.
And so stress is inevitable.
Stress means that we're facing the things that matter to us.
We're pursuing things that are meaningful, even exciting.
I don't want to minimize or sugarcoat this.
Of course there are people that are facing stress that's really difficult.
Peace of mind is not life feeling easy, but it's knowing that you can cope regardless of what shows up in your life.
Such freedom and liberation that comes from knowing that you can choose your behaviors regardless of how you're feeling and what is coming up for you.
So here's the truth.
Stress is just a part of life.
There is literally no way around it.
But it doesn't have to own your life if you understand how to work with it.
In fact, when we get what's really happening, when stress shows up, given the right tools and mental frames, it can even become an ally or a source of energy.
You can actually learn how to reset your system in the face of stress and come back to a place of calm and ease.
My guest today, Doctor Jenny Tates, is a clinical psychologist with decades of experience helping clients navigate stress, overcome burnout, and tap into resilience.
She's also an associate professor of psychiatry at UCLA and the author of the new book stress resets how to soothe your body and mind in minutes, which I think we all would love to learn how to do.
So in our conversation, Jenny shares insights from the latest research and also her own clinical practice, and how we can reframe our mindset around stress to thrive in the face of a lot of life's challenges.