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Back to EpisodesWalk With Me: What if Discomfort Is Good For You?
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What if the uncertainty and discomfort you've been avoiding is actually essential to your vitality and your health?
That's the idea I couldn't stop thinking about on my morning walk around Boston. And then I found the research that backs it up.
In this Walk With Me episode, I share what psychologists call vitality β that state of being energized, resilient, and fully alive β and the science that shows the most direct path to it isn't comfort or stability. It's doing things that are genuinely challenging and uncertain.
(NOTE: I was walking too fast and did not name one of the scientists whose research on vitality I referred to. His name is Moshe Bar -- you can learn more about him and his work here.)
This one will completely reframe how you think about the change and stress you're navigating right now.
Your dare: the next time change brings stress and doubt, don't take it as a signal something is wrong. Ask yourself β what is this change inviting me to do in order to grow and evolve?
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