Huberman Lab · October 8, 2026 · 34m

Essentials: Manage Stress & Build Resilience | Dr. Elissa Epel

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, Dr. Elissa Epel explains how acute and chronic stress impact the body and brain, including cellular aging and mitochondrial health. She shares tools to reduce rumination, reframe stress as a challenge, utilize radical acceptance, and harness purpose to build resilience against unchangeable stressors.

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Good Stress vs. Bad Stress: Acute vs. Chronic00:00:22

Epel explains that acute stress triggers adaptive responses that mobilize energy, while chronic stress depletes health and accelerates cellular aging.

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Rumination and the Body Anchoring Tool00:01:55

Epel describes how body awareness can interrupt rumination loops and reduce stress.

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