Stress Episodes
34 episodes
How to Access Calm, Confident Energy in You & Your Dog
Raising a Dog & Mastering Calm Assertive Energy | Cesar Millan
Understanding & Controlling Aggression | Huberman Lab Essentials
Tools to Bolster Your Mental Health & Confidence | Dr. Paul Conti
Defining Healthy Masculinity & How to Build It | Terry Real
Masculinity has been shaped by confusing and contradictory cultural messages that often conflict with the emotional skills needed for healthy relationships and self-esteem
Improve Energy & Longevity by Optimizing Mitochondria | Dr. Martin Picard
Mitochondria are not just passive energy factories but actively translate your thoughts, behaviors, and relationships into cellular energy and feelings of vitality
How to Speak Clearly & With Confidence | Matt Abrahams
Public speaking anxiety stems from concerns about status and self-judgment; reframing presentations as connection opportunities rather than performance evaluations reduces fear and improves delivery
Erasing Fears & Traumas Using Modern Neuroscience | Huberman Lab Essentials
Fear involves both cognitive and autonomic nervous system components, with the threat reflex activating specific neural circuits connecting the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and dopamine systems
Essentials: Science of Mindsets for Health & Performance | Dr. Alia Crum
Mindsets are core beliefs about the world that shape how our bodies respond physiologically, not just psychologically
How to Control Your Cortisol & Overcome Burnout
Cortisol is not inherently bad; a disrupted cortisol rhythm rather than high levels is often the real problem affecting health and performance.
Essentials: Science of Stress, Testosterone, Aggression & Motivation | Dr. Robert Sapolsky
Stress perception is contextual: the same physiological response can be harmful or beneficial depending on how you interpret and frame the stressor
Control Your Vagus Nerve to Improve Mood, Alertness & Neuroplasticity
The vagus nerve is a major neural pathway connecting your brain and body bidirectionally, regulating mood, digestion, alertness, and food cravings
Boost Your Energy & Immune System with Cortisol & Adrenaline | Huberman Lab Essentials
Cortisol and epinephrine are critical hormones that regulate energy levels and immune function, and their timing and levels significantly impact overall health
Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety | Huberman Lab Essentials
Stress triggers a coordinated mind-body response that includes increased heart rate, blood pressure, and immune activation, which can be beneficial in the short term
How to Control Your Inner Voice & Increase Your Resilience | Dr. Ethan Kross
Your inner voice serves important functions for self-reflection, planning, and emotional regulation, but when negative can significantly impact well-being and resilience
How to Deal With High Conflict People | Bill Eddy
High-conflict personalities differ fundamentally from personality disorders and are defined by specific patterns of blame, all-or-nothing thinking, and intense emotional responses
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman at the ICC Sydney Theatre
Dr. Huberman addresses practical sleep and napping strategies to optimize sleep quality and recovery
How to Find Your True Purpose & Create Your Best Life | Dr. James Hollis
Early family dynamics and social conditioning create adaptive and maladaptive behavioral patterns that shape our adult lives and life choices
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman at the Sydney Opera House
Mindset plays a crucial role in how the brain and body respond to stress, with the ability to reframe stressful situations improving physiological outcomes
Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges | Coleman Ruiz
Coleman Ruiz shares his path from Naval Academy through becoming a Tier One Navy SEAL commander and the intense physical and mental demands of elite special operations
AMA #13: Winter Months & Sickness, Wim Hof Breathing & Stressors
Cold weather itself does not directly cause illness, but seasonal factors like reduced sunlight and behavioral changes increase infection risk
Control Stress for Healthy Eating, Metabolism & Aging | Dr. Elissa Epel
Stress affects eating behavior, metabolism, and cellular aging through multiple biological pathways including cortisol dysregulation and telomere shortening
Genes & the Inheritance of Memories Across Generations | Dr. Oded Rechavi
Experiences and memories can be inherited across generations through epigenetic mechanisms and small RNA molecules, not just through traditional DNA sequences
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in New York, NY
Stress can be beneficial for growth and resilience when properly managed, but chronic stress without recovery becomes harmful and requires careful monitoring of physiological signals
Understanding & Controlling Anger & Aggression
Aggression and violence are controlled by specific neural circuits involving the amygdala, hypothalamus, and prefrontal cortex that can be understood and modulated
Using Hypnosis to Enhance Health & Performance | Dr. David Spiegel
Clinical hypnosis is a scientifically validated tool that works through neural mechanisms to enhance cognitive flexibility and treat various conditions including trauma, chronic pain, and anxiety
Science of Mindsets for Health & Performance | Dr. Alia Crum
Mindsets about food's nutritional content directly influence satiety and metabolic responses, changing how our bodies process what we eat
Erasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear
Fear is generated by neural circuits including the amygdala and threat reflex system, which can be understood through modern neuroscience to enable effective treatment
Science of Stress, Testosterone & Free Will | Dr. Robert Sapolsky
Stress can be beneficial or harmful depending on context, duration, and an individual's sense of control over stress-mitigation strategies
How to Optimize Your Brain-Body Function & Health
Interoception is the conscious awareness of how your brain and body communicate through mechanical and chemical signals
Reduce Anxiety & Stress with the Physiological Sigh | Huberman Lab Quantal Clip
The physiological sigh is a breathing pattern consisting of two inhales followed by one extended exhale that rapidly reduces anxiety and stress
How to Control Stress in Real-Time | Huberman Lab Quantal Clip
Breathing patterns directly influence brain state and nervous system activation through biological connections between the lungs, heart, and brain
Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety
Stress is a neurobiological response that recruits both brain and body through specific pathways, not just a reaction to physical threats