WHOOP Podcast

A Behavioral Psychologist's Tips to Identifying and Managing Stress Styles with Dr. Jemma King

Jul 12, 2023

01:00:40

Episode guests

Jemma King

Highlights

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Episode notes

Understanding Different Types of Stress and How to Address Them

03:16

Tips for Dealing with Sleep Deprivation and Anxiety

01:11

Factors Affecting Stress Resilience and Capacity

01:41

The Importance of Exercise and its Impact on Mental Health

01:37

Introduction

2min

How to Be a Successful Stress Researcher

2min

How to Define Stress in Layman's Terms

1min

How Long Does It Take to Deal With Stress?

5min

How to Protect Yourself From Stress in High Stakes Environments

3min

The Five Types of Stress

6min

The Effects of MSG on Sleep

2min

The Importance of Nano Intermissions in Sleep

2min

The Importance of REM Sleep

4min

10.

The Effects of Gut Biome on Sleep

2min

11.

The Relationship Between Gut Biome Biome and Stress

2min

12.

The Effects of Light on Cortisol

3min

13.

Moving Your Body Forward in an Environment That Is Green

2min

14.

The Importance of Emotional Intelligence Training in Stress Management

2min

15.

The Importance of Emotional Flexibility

4min

16.

How to Protect Yourself From PTSD

2min

17.

The Bio-Psychosocial Model

3min

18.

The Effects of Emotional Intelligence Training on PTSD

2min

19.

The Effects of Gut Biome and Blood Glucose Levels on Leadership Performance

3min

20.

The Importance of Trust and Psychological Safety

3min

21.

The Wim Hof Method: A New Approach to Knowledge Workers

2min

22.

How to Mentally Prepare for a Stressful Situation

5min

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by behavioral psychologist Dr. Jemma King. She has a PhD in human behavior and is an emotional intelligence and performance under stress expert. Jemma is a research fellow at the University of Queensland School of Psychology and works as a specialist external advisor to McKinsey and Company. Kristen and Jemma will discuss Jemma’s work as a behavioral psychologist (2:45), defining stress types and styles (3:45), behaviors that can help mitigate stress (11:35), dealing with stress before bed and throughout the night (23:50), a study out of Oxford around moving the body forward (34:51), Jemma’s work with the Australian Special Forces (36:30), what Jemma is obsessing over at the moment (48:50), the Wim Hof Study powered by WHOOP (54:00), and the best ways to prepare yourself before a stressful event (56:20).

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