The Daily Motivation De-Stress With These Key Scientific Insights | Kelly McGonigal
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Sep 18, 2025 
Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist and author known for her research on stress and resilience, shares fascinating insights about the 'stress mindset.' She highlights a significant study linking stress beliefs to health outcomes, explaining that stress isn't purely negative. Instead, reframing anxiety as an energizing force can enhance courage and connection. McGonigal offers practical strategies for transforming stress into a tool for personal growth, encouraging listeners to rethink their relationship with stress.
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Mindset Shapes Stress Outcomes
- How you think about stress changes its health impact and outcomes.
- Believing stress is harmful predicted higher mortality while not fearing stress correlated with better survival.
30,000-Person Study Changed Her View
- Kelly recounts a decade-long study of 30,000 adults linking stress perceptions to mortality.
- Those who had high stress but didn't believe stress was harmful fared better than those who feared stress.
Choose Your Stress Response
- Learn to identify which stress response a situation requires and choose accordingly.
- Practice deciding whether to slow down, ask for help, or rise to the emergency when stressed.