Podcast 455: How to turn stress into strength in 7 days

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.appSHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to Dr. Elisa Epel, bestselling author and Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. We talk about stress management and the mind, why telomeres are so important, how sex and marriage impacts our stress levels, and so much more!Sign up to Patreon to get access to full AD-FREE episodes, exclusive downloads, live Q&As, and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleafRead the blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-best-stress-fitness-routine-to-help-you-better-metabolize-stress-promote-healthier-emotional-responsesOFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS:-NED’s Shuteye Chai: Discover how Shuteye Chai can revolutionize your sleep and get 15% off with code DRLEAF. Go to helloned.com/DRLEAF or enter code DRLEAF at checkout.-Air Doctor: AirDoctor comes with a no questions asked, 30-day money back guarantee so if you don’t love it, just send it back for a refund, minus shipping. So head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code DRLEAF and, depending on the model, you’ll receive UP TO 40% off.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:4:40 Elisa’s amazing work on the mind-body connection5:45 The power of understanding our own narratives7:00, 20:05 Telomeres, stress & aging10:25 Mind management, aging & telomeres10:52 The difference between biological & chronological age14:47 What stress is & how we can learn to manage it21:30 Why our perception of stress is so powerful25:00 How chronic stress affects the mind, brain & body33:30, 40:08 Ways we can better manage stress & improve our health and longevityADDITIONAL RESOURCES:-Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com-Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com!- Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/--Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf-Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf-Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cleaning at the Mental Mace Today. I am so excited. I mean, I really barely
0:08.7	can contain myself. I'm going to be interviewing one of my heroes, one of my people that I
0:13.6	have admired for years. And this is a tremendous honor. Dr. Elisa Eppel is one of the leading
0:21.6	global scientists when it comes to telemary research and stress research. She inspired
0:27.3	my research. Elisa, you inspired my research. It was your work on telomeres that I thought,
0:31.8	hey, we need to start including telomeres in our clinical trials and we found some such
0:35.5	interesting findings, but you are the leader in this field. And I'm just so honored to have
0:41.7	you join me today. And before you start, I just have to let people know how amazing you are.
0:46.3	If you want guys, you need to go to Dr. Eppel's website. We'll be putting that in the
0:50.0	comment section. And really, there's so much more than I'm going to say now, this woman
0:54.7	is so accomplished and such an incredible scientist and has made such a contribution to the world
0:59.0	when it comes to stress management. So Dr. Elisa Eppel is a PhD, an international expert
1:04.1	on stress wellbeing and optimal aging and a best-selling author. She's a professor in
1:08.9	the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California,
1:12.4	San Francisco, where she's vice-chair of psychology and directs the aging metabolism
1:17.3	emotion center. She studies the environment, psychological, behavioral and social factors
1:22.0	that impact cellular aging, such as telomeres, inflammation and mitochondria. And is also
1:27.2	focusing on climate wellness. Love this. I'm really so excited to interview you. And today
1:32.2	we're going to talk about a lot of things and just a couple of highlights. Elisa worked
1:36.9	with Elizabeth Blackburn, who's the first woman Australian to win an Nobel Prize and
1:42.0	Elisa worked 10 years ago. I think you started working with her on your research on telomeres.
1:46.2	18 years ago. 18 years ago. She's the telomerase lady. You're going to
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