Kelly McGonigal

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787 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 24 Jul

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The School of Greatness · The Real Reason Stress Is Hurting You | Kelly McGonigal · 24 Jul 2026 podcast

They're seeing that you suffer.

They're seeing that you're weak or that you're human, that you have pain.

It's this incredibly heightened intimacy.

And that's why it's so hard for a lot of people.

It's not just like, oh no, it's not like necessarily about humility.

or not wanting to be a burden on others.

And sometimes that's part of it, but it's the, you, you shut down because there's so much rawness in that moment of being seen either for your good or for your vulnerability or your suffering.

So, um, that's, that's one of the reasons why it's so hard for people is because

we typically just don't walk around raw.

And there's something about that shift that happens when someone is sincerely offering you sympathy or sincerely thanking you.

I blush often when that happens.

I just feel the heat come in and I almost want to hide.

So the way that I have worked with it is all of the research and my direct experience that people will say that the most meaning in their life comes from either being able to help other people

So who am I to say, Nope, I don't want your help.

I don't need your help.

Can't help me.

Like, who am I?

Like, you know, when my mother says to me, when you listened to me last week, that really helped me deal with this crisis.

Is it something that actually happened?

Like, wow.

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