How to Transform Stress to Work for You with Dr Rebecca Heiss

Описание: ✨ What if stress wasn’t your enemy but your secret advantage? ✨

In this conversation, Heather sits down with Dr. Rebecca Heiss, author of Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You, to explore how stress can actually fuel growth, resilience, and purpose instead of holding you back.

👉 Inside this episode, you’ll discover:
Why trying to “eliminate” stress doesn’t work and what to do instead
The Fearless Stress Formula (3 powerful steps to reframe stress)
How to invite the tiger in for tea and use your body’s stress response as energy

The surprising link between stress and a meaningful life
Tools to transform fear into curiosity and take small, bold actions toward growth

Whether you’re a professional navigating high-pressure environments, someone struggling with anxiety, or simply curious about building resilience, this episode is packed with science, stories, and practical tools you can use right away.

📌 Learn more & connect with Dr. Rebecca Heiss:
🌐 Website: https://rebeccaheiss.com
📖 Get the book Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spri...
🏀 Game Changer Basketball: https://wearegamechanger.org
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⏰ Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:46 Why stress isn’t the enemy
02:20 How we create stress with our thoughts
04:50 Step 1: It’s not a tiger
07:35 Stress and meaningful lives
09:00 Step 2: Transform the energy
13:00 Turning stress into excitement
15:00 Curiosity vs. fear
16:30 Step 3: Trajectory – taking small actions
18:10 Racing story: facing fear head-on
21:30 Learned helplessness explained
23:00 Chronic pain, trauma, and agency
24:30 Post-traumatic stress vs. post-traumatic growth
27:00 Finding meaning in stress and trauma
29:20 Game Changer Basketball & community
32:00 Building hope and the power of support systems
34:00 Final takeaways

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