Excited to welcome my guest Jeff Kranso. We sit down to talk about the health and longevity benefits of doing hard things. By applying these ‘Good Stress’ protocols in your life and routine you can boost your resilience, reduce chronic disease, strengthen your immune system, lose weight, and much more. Today, we talk about why we are in a comfort crisis and how we can do small shifts daily to challenge ourselves and get back to where we evolved from. We all are familiar with chronic stress and how this harms our health, but good stress we need more of.

Welcome, Jeff Krasno. He is the co-founder and CEO of Commune, a masterclass platform for personal and societal well-being. He hosts the Commune podcast, interviewing a wide variety of health experts and luminaries from Andrew Huberman and Marianne Williamson to Matthew McConaughey and Gabor Maté. Jeff pens a personal weekly essay titled “Commusings” that explores spirituality, wellness and culture and is distributed to over one million subscribers every Sunday.

Jeff is the author of Good Stress, a collection of wellness protocols that he developed to reverse his diabetes, lose 60 pounds and reclaim his health at age 50.

Jeff and his better three-quarters, Schuyler Grant, own and operate Commune Topanga, a 10-acre wellness center and production lab where they host regular retreats together featuring yoga, cold plunging, sauna bathing, lectures and story-telling.

Now let’s talk about this subject:

“Breaking Free from the Comfort Trap With Good Stress: The Health Benefits of Doing Hard Things ”

In this engaging conversation, Erica and Jeff Krasno explore the themes of stress, resilience, and the benefits of doing hard things. Jeff discusses his new book, ‘Good Stress,’ which emphasizes the health benefits of facing challenges and the importance of intentional stressors in fostering resilience. They delve into the significance of emotional regulation in navigating life’s challenges, getting out of your comfort zone, and chronic ease is killing us. The discussion also highlights practical tools like fasting and ice plunging as methods for self-discovery and managing stress responses. In this conversation, Erica and Jeff discuss the importance of creating a safe emotional environment for difficult conversations, emphasizing the need for emotional regulation and active listening. Jeff closes in explaining the true ease we are all seeking.

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