Dr Sam Akbar on Stress and Resilience
Good Influence
Global
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This week on Good Influence we're talking about stress and resilience; the difference between stress and anxiety, managing stresses that we can't get rid of and how we adapt and recover after particularly tough times
Dr. Sam Akbar is a clinical psychologist, trauma specialist, and author of her book 'Stressilient: How to Beat Stress and Build Resilience.' She also founded newsletter The Mindful Minute, providing busy women with quick and practical tools to help them manage their stress and feel happier.
If you want to learn more, here's where to find Sam and her recommendations:
Instagram: @drsam_akbar
Twitter: @drsam_akbar
Book: Stressilient
Something to read: Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
Something to watch: Ferris Beuller's Day Off
Something to listen to: 'We Can Do Hard Things' Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | So, I've got a question. |
| 0:02.0 | Gone. |
| 0:03.0 | If you won 10 grand every month for 30 years, how would you level up your breakfast? |
| 0:08.0 | Ah, easy. Extra bacon. |
| 0:10.0 | You? |
| 0:11.0 | Lobster, caviar, scrambled eggs. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, nice. |
| 0:15.0 | So, how would you smash life if you won £10,000 a month for 30 years? |
| 0:20.0 | Set for life, from the national lottery, play on the app or in store. |
| 0:24.0 | Price may be capped to count terms, rules, procedures and game specific rules apply. |
| 0:28.0 | Players must be 18 or over. |
| 0:34.0 | Hello, I'm Gemma and welcome to another episode of Good Employance. |
| 0:37.0 | This is the podcast where I welcome our guests to discuss our experiences, |
| 0:41.0 | answer your questions and teach us something new. |
| 0:45.0 | This week we're talking about stress and resilience, |
| 0:48.0 | the difference between stress and anxiety, managing stresses that we can't get rid of, |
| 0:53.0 | and how we adapt and recover after particularly tough times. |
| 0:57.0 | So, joining me this week is Dr Sam Akbar. |
| 1:02.0 | Sam is a clinical psychologist, trauma specialist, |
| 1:05.0 | and, as will make perfect sense, |
| 1:08.0 | not you've heard the theme for this week's episode, |
| 1:10.0 | is also the author of a book called Stressilient. |
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