Understanding the Stress Response with Samuel Eddy

Samuel Eddy is a workplace stress consultant and joined us in interview to talk about what every human on the planet needs right now: more self-awareness of our stress and anxiety response, and the tools to manage it.

Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/4EkWaJ6wcsk

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SAMUEL EDDY

https://samueleddy.com.au

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4:06 ‘Tracebacks’ – a technique to defuse fights

5:55 Primed to snap! Lockdowns have taken their toll

7:31 Conscious awareness of your physical state

8:50 Unconscious loops of reaction: slowing your body down

12:40 Burning off anxiety, stress and adrenaline

15:37 Case Study: late and stressed in traffic

20:00 Exploring WHY you react

23:00 Altercation at Officeworks – understanding triggers

25:55 Don’t base your happiness on the external world

28:05 Is anger a bad emotion? Should we eliminate it?

31:31 The positive role of anger

33:37 Accumulative stress panic attacks

35:35 Sensory deprivation (floatation) tanks taught Matt to meditate

39:45 Suffering is always an opportunity

43:44 The 3 steps to manage the stress response

45:10 Relaxing your muscles step by step

47:38 Animals also practice stress diffusion

49:58 Living peacefully in a frenetic world

51:43 Analysing politicians and media personalities

53:15 Tapping into calm states lets you see what others can’t see

55:55 Social psychology vs clinical psychology

1:00:23 Wellness is not good business but sickness is

1:02:09 Publicising your mental illness

1:04:14 De-stigmatising mental illness

1:08:00 Recommendation: Dr Claire Weekes

1:12:00 Who handles stress better?

1:15:36 Predictions for 2022 – The Change Curve