The ultimate guide to managing stress and finding greater joy

Welcome to this episode of the #6 ranked stress podcast, where we explore ways to manage stress and live a happier, healthier life.  In today's episode, Lindsay talks with Dr. Gary Sprouse, a doctor and author who focuses on helping people reduce stress. Lindsay Miller, a stress management expert will help us explore how Dr.  Sprouse's groundbreaking insights help us rethink stress.

Segment 1: A Big Picture View of Stress

In this segment, Dr. Sprouse shares an overview that invites us to rethink stress. He shares his theory of how most stress is a side-effect of skills that are really useful and how learning to manage stress is just learning to manage the side effects of skills.

Segment 2: Rethinking Worry

Lindsay and Dr. Sprouse explore the nature of worry and the ways it can be helpful. When we re-frame worry and create a way to organize it we reduce it's power to create stress in our lives.

Segment 3: Exploration of Guilt & Regret

In this segment, Dr. Sprouse talks about why guilt and regret help society and how to have conversations with kids to help them let go of guilt and regret instead of getting fixated on those stressful emotions.

Segment 4: Takeaways

In this final segment, Lindsay and Dr. Sprouse talk about having conversations with kids that enable them to feel empowered to make their own decisions around managing stress. The process of learning to manage stress takes time and a supportive adult helps kids gain confidence that they can manage stress.

Conclusion:

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Dr. Gary Sprouse has been a doctor for over 35 years! Now in addition to working in his office and at nursing homes he is writing a book "Highway to Happiness: The Roadmap to Less Stress" which is due to release soon. I was very happy to have the opportunity to chat with him! You can connect with Dr. Sprouse through his website, on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or LinkedIn. 

Lindsay Miller is a kids mindfulness coach, mindfulness educator and  host of The Stress Nanny Podcast. She is known for her suitcase tricks  and playful laugh. When she's not playing catch with her daughter or  rollerblading on local trails with her husband, you can find her using  her 20+ years of child development study and mindfulness certification  to dream up new ways to get kids excited about deep breathing. Having  been featured on numerous podcasts, platforms and publications,  Lindsay’s words of wisdom are high impact and leave a lasting impression  wherever she goes. To sign up for Lindsay's weekly "Calm & Collected" Newsletter click here.

Lindsay Miller is a distinguished kids mindfulness coach, mindfulness educator and host of The Stress Nanny Podcast. She is known for her suitcase tricks and playful laugh. When she's not playing catch with her daughter or rollerblading on local trails with her husband, you can find her using her 20+ years of child development study and mindfulness certification to dream up new ways to get kids excited about deep breathing. Having been featured on numerous podcasts, platforms and publications, Lindsay’s words of wisdom are high impact and leave a lasting impression wherever she goes. To sign up for Lindsay's "Calm & Collected" Newsletter click here.