UNLOCKED with Rachel Scheer & Lauren Ungeldi 012. Building Resiliency & The Fragility Trap
Nov 3, 2025
Explore the essence of resiliency, focusing on recovery rather than mere endurance. Discover how allostatic load influences our ability to bounce back and why balance between stress and rest is crucial. Learn how trauma affects stress tolerance and the importance of recognizing the signs that indicate a need for healing. Delve into practical guidelines for exercise, nutrition, and respecting your body's signals. Ultimately, the key to resilience lies in self-awareness, ownership, and gradual exposure to stressors.
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Resilience Is Recovery, Not Endurance
- Resiliency is defined by recovery ability, not how much stress you can endure.
- Allostatic load (total accumulated stressors) determines whether stress produces dysfunction.
Match Stressors To Recovery Capacity
- Avoid treating hormetic tools like ice baths and fasting as universally good.
- Match those stressors to your recovery capacity or they will worsen dysfunction.
Rigidity Creates Fragility
- Long-term dependence on rigid healing protocols builds fragility, not freedom.
- True health is adaptability — the ability to function across varied real-world conditions.
