Send us a text In this episode of Get Uncomfortable, Shae breaks down one of the most important skills in modern life: how to understand, manage, and build capacity for stress. Most people think stress is the enemy but the truth is, uncontrolled, unrelenting stress with no recovery is the real problem. When you learn how stress works, how it affects your physiology, and how to train your response to it, you become someone who can carry far more responsibility, influence, and impact. Shae also reveals the four key tools he personally uses to become stronger than stress and closes with the first public announcement of his new 12-week training and lifestyle program, Stronger Than Stress. 📌 What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeWhy stress itself is not the enemyHow stress activates the sympathetic & parasympathetic branches of the nervous systemThe six types of stress from Paul Chek’s How to Eat, Move, and Be HealthyWhy stress is summative and funnels into one “bucket”What chronic sympathetic overdrive does to your health, sleep, recovery, hormones, and moodThe physiology of catabolic vs. anabolic hormone statesThe difference between avoidance, maladaptation, and true stress capacity building🔧 Four Tools to Become “Stronger Than Stress” 1️⃣ Affirmations & Thought Reframing 2️⃣ Breathwork 3️⃣ Low-Stakes Stress Practice 4️⃣ Community 🔥 Introducing the 12-Week Program: Stronger Than StressShae reveals the program he built during one of the hardest phases of his life. It includes: 12-week strength & conditioning programDaily workout logsBreathwork & meditation audio tracksEnlightened Athlete Nutrition ProtocolHigh-protein recipe guideRestaurant/Travel survival guideTravel workoutsEducational podcast on stress scienceDaily journal & tracking sheetsMorning & evening breathing routinesDaily “mood boosters” (cold exposure, meditation, sunlight)Clear daily tasks to create progress and momentum“One clear program, one clear path forward — and a system that helps you win most days of the week.” Available now at: EnlightenedAthlete.com 📝 Episode ChallengeIdentify ONE primary stressor in your life this week. Then create a simple, actionable plan to begin reducing or solving it. Support the show 👉 If this episode hit home, please leave a 5-star review, share it with someone who needs it, and subscribe so you don’t miss future life-changing conversations. For any and all of your high quality supplement needs check out our store on Thorne Supplements Until next time, go get uncomfortable. Schedule a free strategy call with us at EnlightenedAthlete.com to learn how we can help you build the best version of yourself through exercise & movement programs, stress management, breathwork, and nutrition coaching! Connect with us or send in your story submissions by shooting us an email at info@enlightenedathlete.com Find Shae on Facebook HERE Follow us on Instagram HERE
