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Stress Isn’t the Enemy—Resilience, Love, and the SHIELD Method with Dr. Eva Selhub


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This is StRest! Dr. Eva Selhub is a physician and former director at Harvard’s Mind-Body Medical Institute who teaches a radically practical truth: stress is a neutral signal, not a life sentence. In this episode, she explains stress physiology and allostatic load, why midlife shifts can dysregulate sleep, mood, and metabolism, and how to build true resilience with breath, self-compassion, variability, and spiritual connection.

Eva breaks down what changes in our bodies—neuro-endocrine-immune shifts, loss of estrogen, sleep disruption—and how to respond. We cover “puffs of appreciation,” the SHIELD meditation, mindful mornings and strict sleep hygiene, when HIIT backfires in burnout, and the core nutrition/supplement basics most people miss.

If you’ve been told “you’re fine” when you know you’re not, or you’re stuck in negative loops despite doing “all the things,” start here. This is for the woman who wants less white-knuckling and more bounce-back—one small, doable practice at a time.


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Chapters


00:00 Introduction to Dr. Eva Selhub

05:17 The Role of Love in Healing

07:54 Navigating Stress and Negative Thinking

10:33 Understanding Adrenal Fatigue and Exercise

13:07 Identifying Adrenal Fatigue Symptoms

15:35 The Importance of Nutrition and Supplements

18:06 Building Resilience Against Stress

20:33 The Science of Stress and Allostasis

23:11 Creating Variability for Resilience

26:00 Mindfulness and Presence in Daily Life

28:19 The Six Pillars of Resilience

29:53 The Loneliness of Leadership

30:50 Spirituality and Connection

32:32 Practicing Self-Compassion

34:59 Breathwork and Meditation Techniques

37:27 The Importance of Morning Rituals

41:35 Nutritional Supplements for Health

44:05 Mindfulness in Everyday Activities

49:42 Finding Dr. Selhub and Her Work


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