Dr. Sharon Bergquist

There's psychological stress that can be good stress, and then there are physical stressors that can be good stress. So stress in a technical sense is anything that challenges you. So from a psychological perspective,

There's psychological stress that can be good stress, and then there are physical stressors that can be good stress. So stress in a technical sense is anything that challenges you. So from a psychological perspective,

There's psychological stress that can be good stress, and then there are physical stressors that can be good stress. So stress in a technical sense is anything that challenges you. So from a psychological perspective,

if a stressor aligns with your belief system and if it's mission driven that is good stress and it kind of straddles this realm of pushing you outside your comfort zone but not to the point where it's overwhelming and it's you know the equivalent of if you were going on a roller coaster ride like you know that you're not going to get injured but you also have this brief

if a stressor aligns with your belief system and if it's mission driven that is good stress and it kind of straddles this realm of pushing you outside your comfort zone but not to the point where it's overwhelming and it's you know the equivalent of if you were going on a roller coaster ride like you know that you're not going to get injured but you also have this brief

if a stressor aligns with your belief system and if it's mission driven that is good stress and it kind of straddles this realm of pushing you outside your comfort zone but not to the point where it's overwhelming and it's you know the equivalent of if you were going on a roller coaster ride like you know that you're not going to get injured but you also have this brief

pleasant stress response so those are the types psychologically but what's really fascinating about good stressors is things like plant chemicals called phytochemicals exercise particularly high intensity exercise limiting eating to 12 hours or less and doing most of your eating earlier in the day

pleasant stress response so those are the types psychologically but what's really fascinating about good stressors is things like plant chemicals called phytochemicals exercise particularly high intensity exercise limiting eating to 12 hours or less and doing most of your eating earlier in the day

pleasant stress response so those are the types psychologically but what's really fascinating about good stressors is things like plant chemicals called phytochemicals exercise particularly high intensity exercise limiting eating to 12 hours or less and doing most of your eating earlier in the day

Heat and cold, these are all physical ways that have beneficial effects on our bodies and make us more resilient down to the level of our cells. And when we make our cells healthier, we make our entire body healthier. Because the same cells that are healthier are in our heart, they're in our muscle, they're in our brain. And when a neuron is healthier, our ability to handle stress is better.

Heat and cold, these are all physical ways that have beneficial effects on our bodies and make us more resilient down to the level of our cells. And when we make our cells healthier, we make our entire body healthier. Because the same cells that are healthier are in our heart, they're in our muscle, they're in our brain. And when a neuron is healthier, our ability to handle stress is better.

Heat and cold, these are all physical ways that have beneficial effects on our bodies and make us more resilient down to the level of our cells. And when we make our cells healthier, we make our entire body healthier. Because the same cells that are healthier are in our heart, they're in our muscle, they're in our brain. And when a neuron is healthier, our ability to handle stress is better.

Our ability to make decisions is better. Our mood is better. So you're driving at mental resilience through physical stressors and you can do it vice versa. It's a phenomenon we refer to as cross-adaptation.

Our ability to make decisions is better. Our mood is better. So you're driving at mental resilience through physical stressors and you can do it vice versa. It's a phenomenon we refer to as cross-adaptation.

Our ability to make decisions is better. Our mood is better. So you're driving at mental resilience through physical stressors and you can do it vice versa. It's a phenomenon we refer to as cross-adaptation.

The common thread behind all the things that I just mentioned is that your body perceives them as a form of biological stress. These were the stressors that were inherent in our environment for our ancestors. for 2.4 million years. These are the stressors that shaped our genome and our entire physiology. So stress is much more broad than a psychological or emotional response.

The common thread behind all the things that I just mentioned is that your body perceives them as a form of biological stress. These were the stressors that were inherent in our environment for our ancestors. for 2.4 million years. These are the stressors that shaped our genome and our entire physiology. So stress is much more broad than a psychological or emotional response.

The common thread behind all the things that I just mentioned is that your body perceives them as a form of biological stress. These were the stressors that were inherent in our environment for our ancestors. for 2.4 million years. These are the stressors that shaped our genome and our entire physiology. So stress is much more broad than a psychological or emotional response.

Stress is also anything that challenges our body. And it throws our body out of this natural balance that we call homeostasis. And our body strives really hard to reestablish that balance.

Stress is also anything that challenges our body. And it throws our body out of this natural balance that we call homeostasis. And our body strives really hard to reestablish that balance.