We often hear about the 3 Ss that are bad for your health – smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, and stress. This week, we’re talking about stress and how to manage it so it doesn’t get in the way of chasing meaning and living our best lives.

Melissa and Renée chat about the downfalls of living in survival mode all the time, the impact of stress on creativity, proactive strategies to get better at stress management, and fighting our brains’ tendency to always choose what’s easy, convenient, and in our comfort zone. We also dive into research about “good stress” and how perception plays a bigger role in stress than we realize.

Among our stress relievers this week are cheeky keyboard and mouse nicknames and the gift that is Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter.

Mentioned in the episode:

Beyoncé Cowboy Carter: https://music.beyonce.com/

4 Ways to Spark Creativity When You’re Feeling Stressed: https://hbr.org/2021/10/4-ways-to-spark-creativity-when-youre-feeling-stressed 

“The Power of One More” by Ed Mylett: https://thepowerofonemore.com 

“The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg: https://www.charlesduhigg.com/the-power-of-habit 

How To Be Better At Stress: https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-deal-with-stress.html 

“How To Make Stress Your Friend” TED Talk by Kelly McGonigal: https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend 

“The Choice: Embrace the Possible” by Dr. Edith Eva Eger: https://dreditheger.com/the-choice/ 

Logitech LIFT FOR MAC Ergonomic Mouse: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/lift-vertical-ergonomic-mouse-mac.910-006471.html

The Good Trade’s Daily Good newsletter: https://www.thegoodtrade.com/the-daily-good/ 

“All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” by Robert Fulghum: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/56955/all-i-really-need-to-know-i-learned-in-kindergarten-by-robert-fulghum/ 

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