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February 23, 2023 44 mins
Stress is our brain and body preparing us to do something difficult. If you change the way you think about stress you can use it to your advantage. This week, Dr. Erik Korem is here to discuss the five secrets to building adaptive capacity to make stress work for you and live a high-performance life. Grab your notebook because this episode is filled with advice you’re going to want to write down. This week: How to adapt to stress and use it to our advantage How to build adaptive capacity How we can improve our sleep quality and reduce hunger How the benefits of community make you happier How parents can avoid burnout How Dr. Erik found his purpose  Rapid fire questions, including the unexpected amount of time that works best for naps   Here is my favorite quote from this week’s episode: "Just because you're in it right now and it really is hard and it really sucks, doesn't mean that there's something excellent that can come out the other side." – Dr. Erik Korem   Dr. Erik Korem is a high-performance thought leader on a mission to help people live a healthy and fulfilled life. He introduced sports science and athlete tracking technologies to collegiate and professional football over a decade ago and has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense. Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience, and he is the Founder and CEO of AIM7 and the host of The BluePrint podcast. The Kim Gravel Show is a weekly podcast for women where you stop doubting and start believing in yourself. On each episode Kim tackles the topics that women care about in a way that will make you laugh, make you think, and help you see your life in a new, more positive way.   Do you want real confidence that doesn’t waiver in the face of circumstances? Do you want to stop making excuses and value yourself more than ever? Then you’ve come to the right place.  New episodes of The Kim Gravel Show drop every Thursday.   Get tickets to my LIVE book launch event here   Pre-Order my new book: Collecting Confidence   Check out my channel on QVC+ for full video episodes Connect with Dr. Erik Korem: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem AIM7 Connect with Kim: YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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