4 Types of Stress: How to Manage Each One | Mo Gawdat & Alice Law

Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

Stress is something we all deal with, but did you know that it affects us in four different ways? Stress can impact us mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, and in this episode we look into all four modalities and how to recognise them.

Mo Gawdat is a former Chief Business Officer at Google X and a bestselling author, and Alice Law is a stress management expert with a powerful personal story. Together, they're on a mission to take a million people a year out of stress.

In this conversation we explore the power of acceptance and how it differs from complacency, why connecting with others is crucial for managing stress, how different generations experience stress, and why we need more compassion.

Mo and Alice Law break all of these down for us, sharing insights from their new book "Unstressable".

I’m sure this will make you look at stress differently, and maybe you'll try Mo's challenge of setting your alarm for 3PM on Sundays (yes, really!).

Sarah Ann

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Highlights:

• Understanding Stress: An Introduction (00:00)
• What is Stress? Its Definition and Health Effects (00:42)
• Real-Life Stress: Alice's Personal Journey (05:30)
• Identifying Stress Sources and Effective Management Techniques (13:58)
• Embracing Acceptance in Your Stress Reduction Strategy (22:23)
• The Four Pillars of Stress: Exploring Key Modalities (25:54)
• Harnessing Positive Self-Talk to Combat Stress (39:38)
• Rekindling Joy: Lessons from Childhood for Stress Relief (43:01)
• Coping with Stress in Today's Fast-Paced World (47:02)
• Stress Across Generations: Evolving Perspectives (58:20)
• Practical Stress-Busting Techniques for Daily Life (01:06:00)
• Key Insights for a Less Stressful Life: Closing Thoughts (01:10:30)