It's okay to feel stress during adversity, but you need to prevent that stress from making you avoid challenges.

Social connection is crucial for managing long-term stress; it should not be underestimated alongside diet, exercise, and sleep.

Understanding stress as a powerful tool rather than purely negative allows for better management and modulation of stress responses in real-time.

Understanding that stress can be a motivating factor rather than a hindrance is crucial; it can propel us towards action and help us overcome inertia.

Maintaining mental peace while striving for high-level success is a challenge, but it's essential for long-term fulfillment.

The societal expectation to 'keep calm and carry on' can lead to toxic resilience, where productivity is prioritized over well-being. Toxic resilience is often promoted, but it needs to stop.

It's crucial to validate and normalize the difficult experiences that people are having, as stress is often a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning we rule out other organic problems first.

Life doesn't stop just because you're stressed out doing the hardest thing you've ever done before; being a mom can be seen as a strength, and we should reject the notion that we can't be good parents while pursuing our careers.

Stress can enhance performance if viewed positively, as shown in studies where people's beliefs about stress influenced their health outcomes.