Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.

When a friend of mine told me about this book called The Upside of Stress,

initially I was like, yes, I already love that title and I want to read it.

And then my friend said to me, she's like, I feel as if this is so parallel she'll let it be easy

message and so I went down a Kelly McGonagall doctor Kelly McGonagall

rabbit hole researching her her, her work, checking at her incredible TED Talk,

and then diving straight into and loving her book, The Upside of Stress, right?

Stress exists in our life, whether we like it or not.

So why not learn to get good at it?

Oh my, everything in me screams yes, even as I say these words to you having already

spoken about Kelly's work her book to so many friends of mine already reading it

highlighting it loving it and so if you don't know her,

Kelly McGonagall is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who's

known for her work in the field of science help, which focuses on translating insights

from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support health and well-being.

Now, when you listen to this, I think that you probably want to have pen and paper at the ready nearby somewhere,

because Kelly says so many quotable helpful things and she

shares new research and talks so passionately about this topic because look

if something is going to exist in our lives

forever don't we want to make peace with it don't we want to make friends with

it and understand it I'm so thrilled to share this conversation with you. That could mark a true turning point in your life when it comes to stress.

So I give you Dr Kelly McGonigol.

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