The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets. In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.
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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Elissa Epel, PhD, a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). We discuss how acute and chronic stress affect the body and brain, including their links to cellular aging and mitochondrial health. We also explain tools to reduce rumination, reframe stress as a challenge and build resilience, as well as how radical acceptance and a sense of purpose can help us navigate stressors we cannot change. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/fqVKGyP Huberman Lab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Dr. Elissa Epel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elissa-epel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elissa.epel X: https://x.com/Dr_Epel Timestamps 00:00:00 Elissa Epel 00:00:22 Good & Bad Stress, Stress Responses 00:01:55 Rumination, Body Awareness 00:03:23 Tools: Mindset, Body & Environment 00:04:51 Acute & Chronic Stress, Energy & Recovery 00:07:44 Sponsor: Eight Sleep 00:09:27 Healthy Aging, Purpose & Brain Health 00:10:54 Stress Resilience, Threat vs. Challenge 00:14:40 Tool: Reframe Stress, “Stress Shields” 00:16:54 Sponsor: AG1 00:18:30 Mitochondrial Health, Caregiving & Daily Mood 00:21:24 Chronic Stress, Tool: Radical Acceptance 00:25:19 Tool: “Drop the Rope”, Uncontrollable Stressors 00:26:48 Uncertainty, Tool: Posture & Slow Breathing 00:29:10 Sponsor: ROKA 00:30:34 Taking Action vs. Letting Go 00:32:55 Journaling, Narrative & Purpose 00:34:15 Acknowledgements Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer