Stress And Resilience: Maintaining Optimal Stress To Be Resilient With Dr. Deborah Gilboa

How do you feel about stress? Do you think it’s good or bad? What idea about stress did others teach to you? If you’re anything like me, you would think that stress is bad or the enemy, and that we need to manage stress, and it will cause all types of issues physically and emotionally. It almost feels like an enemy or a monster we are afraid of. Today, we will flip the idea of stress on its head. My guest today, Dr. Deborah Gilboa, or Dr. G., has an entirely different perspective on stress and one that intrigued me.  During our conversation, Dr. G. and I discussed: 1)     Why what we’ve learned about stress is a lie? 2)     What is the stress continuum, and what are the signs and symptoms to know where we are? 3)     Where burnout fits on this stress continuum? 4)     How can stress be an asset and drive our resilience? 5)     Techniques how to make our stress work for us instead of against us. 6)     How our ability to handle stress has changed resulting from COVID-19, and more.