Kelly McGonigal

Click here to listen to the full episode Most of us do everything we can to avoid stress. But new research shows that if we learn to accept and even embrace stress, we will be happier and more effective in our lives. In this episode, Brian interviews Dr. Kelly McGonigal, author, health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University. Dr. McGonigal explains the benefits of stress and outlines how we can all learn and grow from challenging life experiences. Mentioned in this episode " The Upside of Stress " by Kelly McGonigal TED Talk: How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal Inspirational quotes from today’s interview: “Stress isn’t always about attacking it and killing it and winning it.” — Kelly McGonigal “Your brain and body have different ways of responding to stress that can help you thrive.” — Kelly McGonigal “Most of us have a story in our head that says “this shouldn’t be stressful” for the very things that are most likely to cause stress.” — Kelly McGonigal “Stress is something that arises in your mind and your body when something you care about is at stake.” — Kelly McGonigal “We have stress responses in every relationship that matters to us, every role that matters to us and every goal that matters to us.” — Kelly McGonigal “Surrender a little bit to the fact that if you went through something very stressful, your brain is going to try to learn from it. Do it intentionally. Sit down, write about it, talk to someone about it and reflect on it. That will help you recover more quickly and also help you learn from the experience so that you are stronger afterwards.” — Kelly McGonigal “I don’t have to give my best energy towards outrage or fear that I actually can’t have any impact on.” — Kelly McGonigal itsagoodlife.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stanford lecturer and Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal walks us through two scientific interventions to make lasting change. Source: Kelly McGonigal: Two Interventions to Foster Positive Change Connect with Kelly McGonigal: Website: http://kellymcgonigal.com Instagram: kellymariemcgonigal Books: The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It Previous Episodes: 702 | Dr. Kelly McGonigal: "Stress Is Actually Enhancing." 505 | Dr. Kelly McGonical: "Stress In Your Life Leads To Greater Well-Being." 303 | Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D: "My Confession Is This..." Let's Connect: (I Personally Respond, The Real Me) Follow Me On Instagram @ DepressionDetoxShow . Email me: mj@depressiondetoxshow.com Support The Show: Donate

The Upside of Stress (Kelly McGonigal) Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OI5PGWU?tag=9natree-20 Read more: https://mybook.top/read/B00OI5PGWU/ #stressmanagement #positivepsychology #mindsetshift #resiliencebuilding #biologicalstressresponse #stressbenefits #personalgrowth #KellyMcGonigal #TheUpsideofStress These are takeaways from this book. Firstly, Redefining Stress: A New Perspective, Kelly McGonigal introduces a paradigm shift by suggesting that stress is not the enemy, but a potentially beneficial force. She delves into various studies and personal anecdotes to illustrate how facing stress can lead to personal growth, increased resilience, and improved performance. This section helps readers understand the underlying science behind stress responses and encourages them to reframe their perceptions of stress from something to be avoided to something that can be leveraged for personal benefit. Secondly, The Biology of Stress: Understanding the Response, Here, McGonigal explains the biological mechanisms of stress, differentiating between the 'fight-or-flight' response and the 'challenge response.' The latter, she argues, enables individuals to engage with stress in a way that can lead to positive outcomes. The chapter goes in-depth into how these responses impact our body and mind, shedding light on the importance of embracing stress rather than resisting it. Through understanding the biology of stress, readers gain insights into how to harness stress for their benefit. Thirdly, Cultivating a Positive Mindset towards Stress, McGonigal emphasizes the power of mindset in transforming stress from a harmful experience into a beneficial one. She introduces the concept of 'mindset interventions'—simple changes in the way we think about stress that can drastically alter our physiological and psychological responses to it. Insights from research show the profound impact of viewing stress as a challenge rather than a threat, including improved health, performance, and productivity. This section provides readers with practical advice on how to adopt a positive mindset towards stress. Fourthly, Building Resilience through Stress, This section explores how encountering stress can build resilience over time. McGonigal discusses how resilience is not an innate trait, but a skill that can be developed through engagement with challenging situations. This involves understanding how to recover from stress and learning from stressful experiences. Strategies such as physical activity, social connection, and gratitude practices are explored as means to enhance resilience. Readers will discover how facing stress can fortify mental and emotional strength, preparing them for future challenges. Lastly, Harnessing Stress for Personal and Social Growth, The final key topic discusses the role of stress in fostering personal growth and strengthening social bonds. McGonigal highlights the concept of 'tend-and-befriend,' a stress response that promotes helping and nurturing others, which in turn enhances personal well-being. She also examines how stress can serve as a catalyst for finding deeper meaning and purpose in life. This section offers a nuanced view of how stress, when embraced, can contribute to a richer, more fulfilling life. In conclusion, Kelly McGonigal’s 'The Upside of Stress' is a must-read for anyone looking to shift their perspective on stress from negative to positive. This book is especially valuable for individuals facing high levels of stress, those interested in personal development, and professionals in high-pressure environments. By understanding the science of stress and applying McGonigal's practical strategies, readers can learn to thrive in the face of stress rather than just survive. Embracing stress can lead to greater resilience, happiness, and even a more meaningful life—a message that has the potent

Ph.D. Kelly McGonigal is back to discuss the upside of stress. Source: Kelly McGonigal: How to Turn Stress Into an Advantage Connect with Kelly McGonigal: Website: http://kellymcgonigal.com Instagram: kellymariemcgonigal Books: The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It Previous Episodes: 505 | Dr. Kelly McGonical: "Stress In Your Life Leads To Greater Well-Being." 303 | Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D: "My Confession Is This..." Give Me A Shout: Follow Me On Instagram @ DepressionDetoxShow . Email me: mj@depressiondetoxshow.com Support The Show: Donate

This episode is brought to you by Joovv and Rupa Health . With rates of depression and mental illness at an all-time high, it’s crucial to take stock of and consciously make time for the things that bring us joy. Joy is an embodied feeling we get when we feel connected to our inner selves, relationships, and the world around us. The question is, how do we create more of it? Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast , Dhru sits down with Kelly McGonigal to discuss how to cultivate more joy in our lives using the power of movement, nature, community, and so much more. Kelly shares how movement can help familiarize our bodies with the physical sensations of joy so that it is more easily recognizable. She also discusses how a sedentary lifestyle can rob us of joy and how leading a healthy lifestyle can help us better connect to ourselves to find deeper meaning and purpose that leads us to live a joy-filled life. Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University specializing in understanding the mind-body connection. Her mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal well-being and strengthen communities. She is the best-selling author of The Willpower Instinct and The Upside of Stress . Kelly’s last book, The Joy of Moment , explores why physical exercise is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. In this episode, Dhru and Kelly dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): -How to create more joy in our lives as we age (2:40 / 2:40) -Why joy is so underrated in people’s lives (5:28 / 5:28) -Increasing our sensitivity to joy (11:00 / 8:27) -What we get from having more joy in our lives (20:22 / 17:50) -How being sedentary suppresses our capacity for joy (33:33 / 30:38) -Kelly’s background story and how she handles chronic pain (42:35 / 40:02) -The Joy Workout (53:10 / 50:37) -Kelly’s Joy prescription (59:00 / 56:30) -The relationship between friendship and joy (1:03:59 / 1:00:57) -Tips for making friends and meeting new people (1:07:24 / 1:04:51) -The power of integrating movements with relationships (1:11:24 / 1:08:57) -Top motivators for increasing movement in our lives (1:17:48 / 1:15:15) -Tips for cultivating love and compassion (1:19:16 / 1:16:45) -End of the day replay exercise (1:29:42 / 1:27:08) Also mentioned in this episode: - The Joy Workout featured in The New York Times - The Joy of Movement For more on Dr. Kelly McGonigal, follow her on Instagram @kellymariemcgonigal and on Facebook @kellymcgonigalauthor, or her website kellymcgonigal.com. Enhance your health with red and infrared LED light therapy with Joovv. Right now, Joovv is offering an exclusive offer on your first order. Head over to Joovv.com/dhru and apply my code DHRU. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests from over 35+ labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The way we think about stress can change the way it affects us. Understanding the way our mindsets impact stress is essential for better learning and leadership. Kelly McGonigal explains how it all works. Quick Links: Watch on YouTube Kelly McGonigal The Upside of Stress The Learner Lab Podcast Studies: Jeremy Jamieson GRE Study Alia Crum 2013 Alia Crum 2023 Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who specializes in understanding the mind-body connection. As a pioneer in the field of "science-help," her mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal well-being and strengthen communities. She is the best-selling author of The Willpower Instinct and The Upside of Stress. You might also know her from her TED talk, "How to Make Stress Your Friend," which is one of the most viewed TED talks of all time, with over 20 million views. Through the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism, she helped create Stanford Compassion Cultivation Training, a program now taught around the world that helps individuals strengthen their empathy, compassion, and self-compassion. In January 2020, Oprah Magazine honored her ability to “transform scientific data into wisdom” by naming McGonigal the first ever O! Visionary, people whose groundbreaking way of seeing the world mean a better future for us all.

We live in a culture that vilifies stress. Stress, we are told, is unhealthy both physiologically and emotionally, and something to be avoided at all costs. But Stanford University health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, PhD believes that by suppressing or ignoring it, we're missing out on the benefits of effective stress management. Kelly is also a bestselling author whose work focuses on the mind-body connection and the psychology of compassion and mindfulness. In this episode, Kelly shares the personal experiences that led her to this work, the myths and misconceptions surrounding stress, the role of physical movement in promoting our wellbeing, and how even busy physicians can find space for self-compassion. In this episode, you will hear about: The early life experiences that led Kelly into a career in psychology - 1:55 What health psychology is - 3:50 How physical health impacts mental and emotional wellbeing - 6:13 Why many physicians find it difficult to maintain physical health - 11:58 The behaviors that can make a big difference in one’s physical and mental wellbeing - 15:06 How Kelly helps physicians provide care to their patients while holding space for the exhaustion and frustration that can come with this work - 25:50 Common misconceptions about stress - 38:39 The importance of self-compassion for those working in high-stakes fields like medicine - 43:00 Advice to clinicians on better supporting patients going through stressful times - 55:48 Dr. McGonigal is the author of several books , including The Willpower Instinct (2012), The Upside of Stress (2015), and The Joy of Movement (2019). Watch Dr. McGonigal’s popular TED talk on stress management. You can follow Dr. McGonigal on Twitter @KellyMcGonigal . Visit our website www.TheDoctorsArt.com where you can find transcripts of all episodes. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review our show, available for free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you know of a doctor, patient, or anyone working in health care who would love to explore meaning in medicine with us on the show, feel free to leave a suggestion in the comments or send an email to info@thedoctorsart.com. Copyright The Doctor’s Art Podcast 2023

PhD Kelly McGonigal is back to discuss the stress paradox. Source: Kelly McGonigal: How to Turn Stress Into an Advantage Connect with Kelly McGonigal: Website: http://kellymcgonigal.com Instagram: kellymariemcgonigal Books: The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It Previous Episodes: 303 | Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D: "My Confession Is This..." Give Me A Shout: Hosted by Malikee Josephs (Pronounced Muh leek Jo seffs) Follow Me On Instagram @ DepressionDetoxShow . Email me: mj@depressiondetoxshow.com Support The Show : Donate

We are thrilled to welcome our #StrongerUs book club author, Dr. Kelly McGonigal to the podcast this week! If you are a part of the Stronger U Community, then you know that we're using September to collectively read Dr. McGonigal's book, "The Willpower Instinct". Stronger U's Manager of Nutrition Education and Innovation, Gianna Masi, RD, sits down with Dr. McGonigal to talk about the science of willpower in this week's episode. Focused specifically on the human response to willpower and the effects of willpower on our body's chemistry, Gianna and Dr. McGonigal explore how we can develop stronger willpower in our own lives. Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist who specializes in understanding the mind-body connection. She is the best-selling author of The Willpower Instinct and The Upside of Stress. Her latest book, The Joy of Movement, explores why physical exercise is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. ________________________ To learn more about the #StrongerUs book club and join Dr. McGonigal live on September 29th in the Stronger U Community, head to: https://fb.me/e/2DefxIyXj

The average reader of this post has extraordinary advantages. So many immediate physical dangers that our ancestors would have considered routine aspects of life, are no longer common threats. While few of us are still filled with the fear of death via poor harvests, routine bacterial infections or invading armies, genuinely happy people aren’t exactly common . One routinely cited feature of this widespread struggle for satisfaction – whether as a cause or as a symptom - is stress . Is the “old school” right to scoff at concern over stress - have we all become soft? Or is stress just another unhealthy lifestyle choice that we’re more eager to cut out than our grandparents were? In this view, stress is another enemy alongside processed foods and cigarettes. Like those other enemies, stress was considered glamorous in bygone days, while today we worry that it can kill us sooner or later. This is the message delivered or implied most often in sources ranging from clickbait articles to K-12 curricula and respected psychological / medical journals. Stanford health psychologist Kelly McGonigal presented a dissenting view in her book The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for you, and how to Get Good at it . The book was a follow-up from a viral TED talk that she’d delivered two years before the book’s publication entitled “How to Make Stress Your Friend”. Before delivering that TED talk, McGonigal changed her mind about stress. Whereas in her role as a health psychologist and lecturer, she’d previously espoused the idea that stress is toxic and will make you sick, she encountered a study on stress levels and life expectancies that triggered her initial reevaluation of this view. The correlational study results indicated that high stress levels increased the risk of death by 43% over an 8-year period, but also implied that attitudes toward stress mattered more than stress level themselves - in the study, people who had higher levels of stress but didn’t think stress was harmful had the lowest death rate, even lower than those who reported low levels of stress . Throughout the book, Dr. McGonigal deploys evidence from further studies, surveys and the history of psychology to support her views on how to become “better” at stress. This advice comes in the form of insights about stress and various mindset frameworks that can help the reader repurpose stress to his or her own advantage. McGonigal also provides a series of exercises that the reader can use to either “rethink” or “transform” stress. For example, Dr. McGonigal lays out exercises that help the reader contemplate the cost of stress avoidance in their lives, figure out healthier approaches to stress that build resilience and identify potential benefits of stressful situations. Of course, McGonigal’s line of reasoning and its conclusions won’t be for everyone, whether they’re a qualified expert in psychology or not. We’re certainly not psychologists - we’re just often stressed out like everyone else and found value in some of McGonigal’s arguments. She defines stress broadly as “what arises when something you care about is at stake”, which she meant to encompass related thoughts, emotions & physical reactions and how one chooses to cope. Stress is thus inextricably linked to meaning in life - you don’t stress out over things you don’t care about. Also, attempting to avoid stress isn’t always a desirable or even viable option for everyone. Many may be dedicated to a career that they love and that society requires but would appreciate a better playbook to handle stressful moments that come with the job. Other folks may

Quando l'esercizio fisico diventa parte del nostro stile di vita, ecco che ci aiuta a trovare felicità, speranza e coraggio nella quotidianità. Di questo parliamo con Kelly McGonigal nell'intervista dedicata al suo ultimo libro: "La gioia di muoversi". Kelly McGonigal è psicologa, ricercatrice e scrittrice pluripremiata. Oggi condivide con noi alcune importanti riflessioni sul rapporto tra la psiche e l'esercizio fisico. I benefici del movimento sulla salute fisica sono ormai noti, tuttavia molti non considerano l’impatto di uno stile di vita attivo anche sul proprio benessere psicologico. La ricerca mostra che le persone fisicamente attive sono più felici e soddisfatte di se stesse; hanno un senso di scopo più forte e sperimentano più gratitudine e ottimismo rispetto a coloro che, al contrario, conducono una vita sedentaria. Non solo: il movimento si è dimostrato un ottimo alleato anche per coloro che sono in fase di ripresa da eventi dolorosi o traumatici. L'esercizio fisico moderato e costante, infatti, agisce come una "medicina" sul nostro cervello: è in grado di diminuire i livelli di ansia e stress, aumentando, viceversa, la resilienza e il senso di controllo sulla nostra vita. Inoltre, quando abbiamo la possibilità di svolgere esercizio fisico in gruppo, sperimentiamo un senso di appartenenza e di connessione con gli altri. Grazie all'effetto psicologico noto come "we-agency", le persone che sfruttano il potere del movimento sincronizzato, iniziano a credere - pensando ai propri problemi di vita - di avere la capacità di cambiare in una direzione positiva. Di seguito, il minutaggio dell'intervista con i principali argomenti trattati: 0:00 Introduzione 0:07 Chi è Kelly McGonigal e di cosa si occupa 1:09 Come Kelly McGonigal sta vivendo il periodo di Covid-19 3:37 Ciò che emerge dalle ricerche sull'importanza dell'esercizio fisico come stile di vita 5:19 Quali tipi di attività ci consentono di sperimentare la gioia di muoverci 6:16 I benefici psicologici generati dall'esercizio fisico all'aperto 7:23 Come la musica può ispirarci e indurci a fare attività fisica 8:53 L'esercizio fisico come antidoto all'ansia, alla depressione e alla solitudine 10:28 La quantità di esercizio fisico ideale per generare cambiamenti a livello cerebrale 11:42 Come il movimento può far emergere la versione migliore di noi stessi 15:51 In che modo l'esercizio fisico ci aiuta a costruire coraggio 17:21 I benefici e il significato che attribuiamo all'acido lattico prodotto in seguito all'attività fisica 18:43 Il mio rapporto con l'esercizio fisico 20:34 Come rinforzare la relazione con il proprio partner grazie all'esercizio fisico 21:14 L'importanza del movimento per migliorare la salute mentale in presenza di crisi come il Covid-19 o in seguito a disastri naturali 23:31 Gli effetti psicologici del muoversi insieme 25:39 Come Kelly McGonigal è riuscita a trovare un equilibrio tra vita privata e lavorativa 28:01 I mentori che hanno ispirato Kelly McGonigal 31:27 I feedback raccolti sul primo libro di Kelly McGonigal: "Il lato positivo dello stress" 32:54 Il consiglio che Kelly McGonigal darebbe a se stessa se potesse tornare indietro di quindici anni. LINK UTILI: - Per comprare il nuovo libro di Kelly McGonigal, "La gioia di muoversi", clicca qui al link: https://amzn.to/3rUR2Wb - Iscriviti qui al mio video corso gratuito sulla crescita personale: http://bit.ly/Crescita #eserciziofisico #KellyMcGonigal #psicologia

The most common explanation for why exercise makes us happy is far too simplistic. The psychological effects of movement cannot be reduced to an endorphin rush. Physical activity influences many other brain chemicals, including those that give you energy, alleviate worry, and help you bond with others. It reduces inflammation in the brain, which over time can protect against depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Regular exercise also remodels the physical structure of your brain to make you more receptive to joy and social connection. These neurological changes rival those observed in the most cutting-edge treatments for both depression and addiction. On today’s episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast , Dhru talks to Dr. Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist who specializes in understanding the mind-body connection. She is the bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct and The Upside of Stress . Her latest book, The Joy of Movement , explores why physical exercise is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. In this episode, Dhru and Kelly talk about how exercise can improve the treatment outcomes for depression, anxiety, and addiction. They discuss the science of why people who are regularly active have a stronger sense of purpose, experience more gratitude, love and hope, feel more connected to their communities, and are less likely to suffer from loneliness or become depressed. They also talk about how during physical activity, muscles secrete hormones into our bloodstream that make our brain more resilient to stress, which scientists call “hope molecules.” In this episode, we dive into: -The moment that changed Kelly’s life -The connection between joy and movement -How exercise can help with mental health -How to get past the mental barriers when it comes to movement and exercise -The role movement plays when it comes to loneliness -Why the so-called “Runner’s High” is more than just an endorphin rush, and how it helps to reduce inflammation in the brain -How exercise teaches us to be better at stress -Why you should set a goal that involves movement, not just weight loss -How exercise enhances healing For more on Dr. Kelly McGonigal, you can follow her on Instagram @kellymariemcgonigal , on Facebook @kellymcgonigalauthor , and through her website http://kellymcgonigal.com/ . You can find her music playlists on Spotify by searching her name: Kelly McGonigal. Get her book, The Joy of Movement , at http://kellymcgonigal.com/books . For more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit , on Facebook @dhruxpurohit , on Twitter @dhrupurohit , and on YouTube @dhrupurohit . You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit . Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter - https://dhrupurohit.com/newsletter . Interested in joining The Dhru Purohit Podcast Facebook Community? Submit your request to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/ . This episode is brought to you by BLUblox. As someone who is on the computer a lot, I r