Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Healthy Habits for Reducing Stress and Anxiety
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Aug 25, 2025 Dr. Charles Stone, a neuroscience expert and author of 'Stress Less', shares practical tools for managing stress, blending insights from science and spiritual teachings. He discusses building resilience through personal experiences and emphasizes the need for in-person relationships in a post-pandemic world. Stone highlights the importance of faith in overcoming adversity and maintaining a positive mindset. Listeners will find strategies for reducing anxiety, including mindful communication and gratitude practices.
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Personal Lab: COVID, Health Crises, And Research
- Charles Stone experienced multiple health crises and led a church remotely during COVID, which inspired his research.
- He describes being a 'lab rat' for stress while finishing his dissertation on the topic.
Faith-Based Peace Can Be Cognitive
- Peace from faith can be a sustaining, cognitive trust even when emotions don't feel peaceful.
- Stone found spiritual peace allowed him to continue serving despite uncertainty and loss of prior expectations.
Resilience Is Character
- Resilience equals the ability to bounce back, adapt, and learn from stress.
- Charles Stone says true resilience builds character through hardship.
