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What has the biggest impact on your health and happiness today? Perhaps you’re thinking it’s work, money, what you eat, how you sleep… Maybe it’s your friends and family and how you interact with them… These are all valid answers. But let me put it to you that I think there’s one factor that is linked to, but overrides, all of these things: stress.

For this bonus New Year’s Day episode, I wanted to speak to you directly about stress, so you can take action to stop it controlling your life in 2026. A bit like my Boxing Day podcast a few days ago, his episode is designed to gently inspire you at the start of the year, to help you reflect on your life, and to encourage you to create positive change in the months ahead.

So I’m sharing with you the five simple habits that I know will help you reduce the impact of stress and transform your wellbeing this year. In this episode I reveal why it’s so important to:

1. Have a morning routine – to dramatically reduce early micro stress doses and positively shape the rest of your day.
2. Learn a breathing technique you can take anywhere – because the way you breathe is powerful information for your body.
3. Stop taking things personally – because learning to create space between what happens and how you respond is a surefire stress reliever.
4. Practice true prevention – and stop worrying about your future health, with my revolutionary new app, Do Health. Find out how you can be one of the first to try it! www.drchatterjee.com/do
5. And prioritise your sleep – by optimising light exposure, being aware of caffeine and creating a calming evening routine.

I genuinely hope this episode helps you see stress differently and reminds you that small, consistent changes can have a profound impact. A little stress is part of life – but chronic stress doesn’t have to be.

And if you want to find out more about optimising your health in 2026, my book Happy Mind Happy Life is available TODAY in a brand new format in the UK, in its original format in many other countries and as an audiobook which I narrate all over the world!

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