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The Real Reason Stress Is Hurting You | Kelly McGonigal

July 24, 2026
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Stanford University health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, author of The Willpower Instinct, The Upside of Stress, and The Joy of Movement, joins Lewis Howes to discuss the stress mindset effect, the biology of willpower, and depression recovery through exercise. McGonigal, founder of the Stanford Compassion Cultivation Training Program, also covers the pause and plan response, exercise induced endocannabinoids, and benevolent beliefs research.