The Unstressed Exec

Dr. George Vergolias
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Welcome to The Unstressed Exec podcast, designed for those navigating life transitions (separation, divorce, dating, co-parenting, career transition) and for individual professionals and entrepreneurs looking to thrive in high-pressure environments. This podcast is perfect for anyone who wants to move on and move up, build resilience, manage relationships more effectively, and learn practical strategies for handling conflicts at work and home. Episodes offer listeners actionable insights, expert interviews, and relatable stories to help them navigate challenges, reduce stress, and elevate their game in life. Whether you’re a burned-out professional, entrepreneur, overwhelmed parent or someone striving for emotional balance, ”The Unstressed Exec” is your go-to resource for creating a more resilient, harmonious, and productive life.

  1. 3d ago

    Ep. 52 - When You’re the Problem: A No-BS Guide to Self-Accountability in Conflict

    In this episode, Dr. George Vergolias focuses on the rarely addressed topic of self-accountability in conflict: recognizing when you are contributing to the problem. He explains why this is difficult due to the fundamental attribution error and identity investment, especially for high achievers, and warns that psychological labels are often applied to others but not oneself. He lists five markers that suggest you may be “the drama”: repeating the same conflict across contexts, absolute certainty you’re the reasonable one, disproportionate emotional intensity, using others’ bad behavior to stop examining your own, and consistent negative feedback from multiple sources. A composite case of an executive illustrates how high standards and shaming communication can create avoidance and turnover. He offers a four-question self-inquiry framework and distinguishes accountability from self-abandonment, guilt from shame, and emphasizes repair, clarity, and action.   00:00  Welcome to the Show 01:01   Workbook Quick Plug 01:29   When Youre the Problem 03:00  Why Self Accountability Is Hard 07:11    Five Signs Youre the Drama 12:28   Renata Executive Case Study 16:19   Four Question Self Inquiry 19:55   Accountability vs Self Abandonment 23:26   Closing Reflections and Takeaways 24:53   Final Call to Action About Your Host – Dr. George Vergolias Meet Dr. George Vergolias. A clinical and forensic corporate psychologist turned executive coach with 20+ years at the intersection of leadership, mental resilience, and high performance. George has advised Fortune 500 companies, guided C-suite leaders through crisis, and coached high-achievers to reclaim clarity, calm, and purpose without losing their edge. On The Unstressed Exec, Dr. Vergolias brings powerful insights from the boardroom to the mic - helping leaders navigate stress, burnout, conflict, and transformation with practical tools and no-BS wisdom. If you're ready to lead with strength and sanity, tune in. And when you're ready to go deeper, reach out for one-on-one executive or leadership coaching. This isn’t therapy, it’s your next level. Let’s build the life and leadership you actually want. Ready to Transform? Challenges will always be part of life. The question is: will it be the fire that burns you—or the fire that forges you? 👉 If you’re a man navigating divorce, a professional facing transition or relationship conflict, or someone in the middle of a major life transition, I can help. Get the workbook. The Conflict Whisperer: From Conflict to Clarity is my practical, clinically grounded guide to building resilience, managing stress, and protecting your clarity under pressure. Available on Amazon. The Conflict Whisperer Work with me. Insight without action changes nothing. If you're ready to build a regulation protocol around your real life and your real pressures, coaching can be the catalyst. Learn more about coaching. Follow this podcast, The Unstressed Exec, where I dive deeper into resilience, conflict, and transformation, on all major podcast platforms including The Unstressed Exec Podcast Follow me, The Unstressed Exec, on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook Until next time, remember that growth is a process, and as always, Shift Happens!     Dr. George Vergolias is a Forensic Psychologist and Executive and Resilience Coach, and host of The Unstressed Exec podcast.

  2. Oct 19

    Ep. 51: The Regulated Leader — Part 3 of 3: Building Your Personal Regulation Protocol

    Dr. George Vergolias closes his three-part series “The Regulated Leader” by outlining a practical, neuroscience-based personal regulation protocol-  morning, midday, and crisis - to support leadership performance through physiological readiness. He distinguishes a “protocol” from optional self-care and details a morning baseline plan: protect the first 30–60 minutes from digital stimulation, add brief physical movement and morning sunlight, practice coherent breathing (5–6 breaths/min) to support HRV, and set values-based intentions for how to show up. For midday, he emphasizes deliberate restoration through a genuine screen-free break, optional NSDR (e.g., yoga nidra/body scan), and a brief polyvagal “ladder check.” For crisis moments, he presents four stages—recognition, physiological sigh, grounding, and behavioral pacing—and ends with guidance on personalization, consistency, environmental support, and tracking functional impact. 00:00  Welcome to the Show 01:21   Series Recap and Goal 02:11   Why Protocols Matter 03:37  Morning Baseline Setup 11:26   Midday Reset Strategies 16:32  NSDR and Ladder Check 20:11   Crisis Regulation Steps 32:31   Make It Yours 36:32  Closing Reflections and Next Steps   About Your Host – Dr. George Vergolias Meet Dr. George Vergolias. A clinical and forensic corporate psychologist turned executive coach with 20+ years at the intersection of leadership, mental resilience, and high performance. George has advised Fortune 500 companies, guided C-suite leaders through crisis, and coached high-achievers to reclaim clarity, calm, and purpose without losing their edge. On The Unstressed Exec, Dr. Vergolias brings powerful insights from the boardroom to the mic - helping leaders navigate stress, burnout, conflict, and transformation with practical tools and no-BS wisdom. If you're ready to lead with strength and sanity, tune in. And when you're ready to go deeper, reach out for one-on-one executive or leadership coaching. This isn’t therapy, it’s your next level. Let’s build the life and leadership you actually want. Ready to Transform? Challenges will always be part of life. The question is: will it be the fire that burns you—or the fire that forges you? 👉 If you’re a man navigating divorce, a professional facing transition or relationship conflict, or someone in the middle of a major life transition, I can help. Get the workbook. The Conflict Whisperer: From Conflict to Clarity is my practical, clinically grounded guide to building resilience, managing stress, and protecting your clarity under pressure. Available on Amazon. The Conflict Whisperer Work with me. Insight without action changes nothing. If you're ready to build a regulation protocol around your real life and your real pressures, coaching can be the catalyst. Learn more about coaching. Follow this podcast, The Unstressed Exec, where I dive deeper into resilience, conflict, and transformation, on all major podcast platforms including The Unstressed Exec Podcast Follow me, The Unstressed Exec, on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook Until next time, remember that growth is a process, and as always, Shift Happens!     Dr. George Vergolias is a Forensic Psychologist and Executive and Resilience Coach, and host of The Unstressed Exec podcast.

  3. Oct 12

    Ep. 50: The Regulated Leader — Part 2 of 3; The Polyvagal Ladder: Reading and Moving Your Nervous System State

    Dr. George Vergolias celebrates episode 50 of The Unstressed Exec and continues part two of the Regulated Leader series, introducing the polyvagal ladder from Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory as a practical framework for leaders to identify and shift nervous system states. He explains the three ladder rungs—ventral vagal (safe, social engagement and full cognitive capacity), sympathetic (fight/flight mobilization, urgency, reactivity), and dorsal vagal (shutdown, disengagement, learned helplessness/burnout)—and how they show up in workplaces. He offers ways to read these states in yourself and teams via somatic, behavioral, and postural cues, then details state-shifting tools: movement and activating breath to move out of shutdown extended exhales and safety signals to return from activation to ventral grounding & proprioceptive exercises. He argues leaders act as a “nervous system climate system” and should use pre-meeting regulation routines, and he flags upcoming part three on building a personal regulation protocol. 00:00   Welcome to the Show 01:25    Episode 50 Milestone 02:08   Regulated Leader Series Recap 02:46   Polyvagal Ladder Overview 04:00   Polyvagal Theory Basics 06:50   Threat Response in Real Life 09:12    Top Rung Ventral Vagal 11:36    Middle Rung Sympathetic 14:22   Bottom Rung Dorsal Shutdown 17:04   Reading States in Real Time 21:26 Moving Up the Ladder 24:42 Breath and Safety Signals 29:03 Grounding and 5-4-3 32:49 Leader as Climate System 38:40 Closing Reflections and Next Steps   Get the Conflict Whisperer Workbook! If you’re finding value in these episodes and want to go deeper, check out my workbook: “The Conflict Whisperer: From Conflict to Clarity : A No-Nonsense Guide to Managing Conflict in Every Relationship.” It’s packed with real-world strategies, over 75 reflection exercises, and neuroscience-backed tools to help you navigate conflict without losing your cool — at work, at home, or in moments of personal crisis. Whether you’re going through a breakup, managing tension with a partner, or leading under pressure, this workbook gives you a practical roadmap to turn conflict into clarity. You can grab your copy now on Amazon — here is the link below 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Conflict-Whisperer-Workbook-no-nonsense-relationship/dp/1835565514/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title   About the Host – The Unstressed Exec Meet Dr. George Vergolias — a clinical and forensic corporate psychologist turned executive coach with 20+ years at the intersection of leadership, mental resilience, and high performance. George has advised Fortune 500 companies, guided C-suite leaders through crisis, and coached high-achievers to reclaim clarity, calm, and purpose without losing their edge. On The Unstressed Exec, George brings powerful insights from the boardroom to the mic — helping leaders navigate stress, burnout, conflict, and transformation with practical tools and no-BS wisdom. If you're ready to lead with strength and sanity, tune in. And when you're ready to go deeper, reach out for one-on-one executive or leadership coaching. This isn’t therapy — it’s your next level. Let’s build the life and leadership you actually want. 🎯 Listen. Grow. Lead — at The Unstressed Exec \ 📩 Stay Connected: Website: www.theunstressedexec.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.unstressed.exec TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.unstressed.exec Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.unstressed.exec YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Unstressed_Exec   If you like The Unstressed Exec podcast please leave me a review and rate! For more info on my coaching services, keynote speaking and guest speaker/podcast opportunities, please visit my website at: www.theunstressedexec.com

  4. Oct 5

    Ep. 49:The Regulated Leader — Part 1 of 3; What Nervous System Dysregulation Actually Looks Like in the Boardroom

    Dr. George Vergolias launches a three-part series, “The Regulated Leader,” arguing that the most consequential factor in leadership is the leader’s autonomic nervous system state. He explains sympathetic and parasympathetic functions and adds polyvagal theory’s ventral vagal social engagement system as the basis of effective leadership and psychological safety. He defines leadership dysregulation as more than anger and outlines five boardroom effects: reactive decision-making attentional tunnel vision contagious dysregulation across teams impaired emotional accuracy degraded ethical reasoning. He urges leaders to identify their personal dysregulation “signature” (somatic, cognitive, behavioral cues) and describes two profiles: the high-drive dysregulator the shutdown dysregulator. He previews parts two and three (polyvagal ladder and a daily regulation protocol).   00:00   Welcome to the Show 01:02   Workbook and Series Intro 01:50   Why Leader State Matters 03:12   Autonomic Nervous System Basics 04:13   Sympathetic vs Parasympathetic 05:51   Polyvagal Safety and Story 08:38   Five Dysregulation Signs 09:08   Reactive Decisions 11:17    Tunnel Vision Under Stress 13:13   Contagious Team Stress 17:13    Misreading Emotions 20:27   Ethics Under Pressure 21:39   Know Your Signature 24:59   Signature Inventory Steps 27:02   Two Leader Profiles 30:24   Regulation Is the Core Skill 32:16   Next Parts and Closing 33:20   Final Reflections and Outro   Get the Conflict Whisperer Workbook! If you’re finding value in these episodes and want to go deeper, check out my workbook: “The Conflict Whisperer: From Conflict to Clarity : A No-Nonsense Guide to Managing Conflict in Every Relationship.” It’s packed with real-world strategies, over 75 reflection exercises, and neuroscience-backed tools to help you navigate conflict without losing your cool — at work, at home, or in moments of personal crisis. Whether you’re going through a breakup, managing tension with a partner, or leading under pressure, this workbook gives you a practical roadmap to turn conflict into clarity. You can grab your copy now on Amazon — here is the link below 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Conflict-Whisperer-Workbook-no-nonsense-relationship/dp/1835565514/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title   About the Host – The Unstressed Exec Meet Dr. George Vergolias — a clinical and forensic corporate psychologist turned executive coach with 20+ years at the intersection of leadership, mental resilience, and high performance. George has advised Fortune 500 companies, guided C-suite leaders through crisis, and coached high-achievers to reclaim clarity, calm, and purpose without losing their edge. On The Unstressed Exec, George brings powerful insights from the boardroom to the mic — helping leaders navigate stress, burnout, conflict, and transformation with practical tools and no-BS wisdom. If you're ready to lead with strength and sanity, tune in. And when you're ready to go deeper, reach out for one-on-one executive or leadership coaching. This isn’t therapy — it’s your next level. Let’s build the life and leadership you actually want. 🎯 Listen. Grow. Lead — at The Unstressed Exec 📩 Stay Connected: Website: www.theunstressedexec.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.unstressed.exec TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.unstressed.exec Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.unstressed.exec YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Unstressed_Exec If you like The Unstressed Exec podcast please leave me a review and rate! For more info on my coaching services, keynote speaking and guest speaker/podcast opportunities, please visit my website at: www.theunstressedexec.com

  5. Sep 28

    Ep. 48: The Dopamine Machine: How AI-Driven Platforms Are Rewiring Executive Attention

    Dr. George Vergolias discusses how AI-driven social media algorithms and recommendation engines are designed to maximize engagement by exploiting dopamine-based variable ratio reinforcement, like slot machines, with increasingly precise behavioral modeling. He outlines specific impacts on executives: attention fragmentation and costly context switching - citing Gloria Mark’s research showing that 23 minutes, 15 seconds to regain focus - elevated reward thresholds that make deep strategic thinking feel intolerably slow, amplified decision fatigue from constant micro-decisions, and chronic low-grade hypervigilance linked to stress and impaired recovery. He shares a composite coaching case of a CEO whose “shallow” thinking improved after restructuring digital habits. Dr. Vergolias offers a five-part framework: daily protected deep-work windows, batching digital engagement, device-free wake/sleep transitions, ROI audits of platforms, and deliberately designing digital environments to serve personal goals rather than algorithms. 00:00   Welcome to the Show 00:36   Episode Setup and Workbook 01:28    The Dopamine Machine Intro 03:18    How Algorithms Hook You 06:29   AI Personalization Gets Sharper 07:09   Attention Fragmentation Costs 10:16    Reward Threshold and Strategy 12:20   Decision Fatigue and Scrolling 14:32   Hypervigilance and Nervous System 16:25   CEO Case Study James 19:46   Five Ways to Protect Attention 26:58  Closing Reflections and Next Steps   Get the Conflict Whisperer Workbook! If you’re finding value in these episodes and want to go deeper, check out my workbook: “The Conflict Whisperer: From Conflict to Clarity : A No-Nonsense Guide to Managing Conflict in Every Relationship.” It’s packed with real-world strategies, over 75 reflection exercises, and neuroscience-backed tools to help you navigate conflict without losing your cool — at work, at home, or in moments of personal crisis. Whether you’re going through a breakup, managing tension with a partner, or leading under pressure, this workbook gives you a practical roadmap to turn conflict into clarity. You can grab your copy now on Amazon — here is the link below 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Conflict-Whisperer-Workbook-no-nonsense-relationship/dp/1835565514/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title   About the Host – The Unstressed Exec Meet Dr. George Vergolias — a clinical and forensic corporate psychologist turned executive coach with 20+ years at the intersection of leadership, mental resilience, and high performance. George has advised Fortune 500 companies, guided C-suite leaders through crisis, and coached high-achievers to reclaim clarity, calm, and purpose without losing their edge. On The Unstressed Exec, George brings powerful insights from the boardroom to the mic — helping leaders navigate stress, burnout, conflict, and transformation with practical tools and no-BS wisdom. If you're ready to lead with strength and sanity, tune in. And when you're ready to go deeper, reach out for one-on-one executive or leadership coaching. This isn’t therapy — it’s your next level. Let’s build the life and leadership you actually want.   🎯 Listen. Grow. Lead — at The Unstressed Exec   📩 Stay Connected: Website: www.theunstressedexec.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.unstressed.exec TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.unstressed.exec Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.unstressed.exec YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Unstressed_Exec   If you like The Unstressed Exec podcast please leave me a review and rate! For more info on my coaching services, keynote speaking and guest speaker/podcast opportunities, please visit my website at: www.theunstressedexec.com

  6. Sep 14

    Ep. 47 - Identity Under Pressure: Who you are when everything is falling apart?

    Dr. George Vergolias introduces The Unstressed Exec and this episode’s focus on how major disruption (job loss, divorce, business failure, death of a relationship) destabilizes identity, especially for high achievers whose sense of self is scaffolded by role, status, and achievement. He explains identity as an ongoing narrative construction and outlines neuroscience showing social and identity threats activate survival-level stress responses similar to physical pain, impairing decision-making and fueling “fight or flight” behaviors. Using a client example of a founder fused with his company, he describes the disorientation that follows role collapse and emphasizes building a values- and character-grounded self through redemptive narrative framing. Practical tools include values clarification, writing a coherent life narrative, diversifying identity across domains, tolerating the liminal “in-between” cocoon phase, and seeking honest feedback from trusted people. He closes by distinguishing who you are from what you’ve done and invites listeners to his workbook and coaching resources.     0:00    Welcome to the Show   1:29     Episode Question Setup   2:50    How Identity Is Built   5:36    Why It Feels Threatening   9:19    High Achiever Vulnerability 11:06    When Roles Collapse 12:35    Who Are You Beneath It 14:10    Redemptive Narrative Cocoon 17:02    Tools Values and Story 19:34    Diversify Your Identity 22:07   Tolerate the In Between 23:53   Honest Feedback Mirrors 25:37   Closing Reflections 27:35   Workbook and Farewell   Get the Conflict Whisperer Workbook! If you’re finding value in these episodes and want to go deeper, check out my workbook: “The Conflict Whisperer: From Conflict to Clarity : A No-Nonsense Guide to Managing Conflict in Every Relationship.” It’s packed with real-world strategies, over 75 reflection exercises, and neuroscience-backed tools to help you navigate conflict without losing your cool — at work, at home, or in moments of personal crisis. Whether you’re going through a breakup, managing tension with a partner, or leading under pressure, this workbook gives you a practical roadmap to turn conflict into clarity. You can grab your copy now on Amazon — here is the link below 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Conflict-Whisperer-Workbook-no-nonsense-relationship/dp/1835565514/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title   About the Host – The Unstressed Exec Meet Dr. George Vergolias — a clinical and forensic corporate psychologist turned executive coach with 20+ years at the intersection of leadership, mental resilience, and high performance. George has advised Fortune 500 companies, guided C-suite leaders through crisis, and coached high-achievers to reclaim clarity, calm, and purpose without losing their edge. On The Unstressed Exec, George brings powerful insights from the boardroom to the mic — helping leaders navigate stress, burnout, conflict, and transformation with practical tools and no-BS wisdom. If you're ready to lead with strength and sanity, tune in. And when you're ready to go deeper, reach out for one-on-one executive or leadership coaching. This isn’t therapy — it’s your next level. Let’s build the life and leadership you actually want.   🎯 Listen. Grow. Lead — at The Unstressed Exec   📩 Stay Connected: Website: www.theunstressedexec.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.unstressed.exec TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.unstressed.exec Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.unstressed.exec YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Unstressed_Exec   If you like The Unstressed Exec podcast please leave me a review and rate! For more info on my coaching services, keynote speaking and guest speaker/podcast opportunities, please visit my website at: www.theunstressedexec.com

  7. Aug 17

    Ep. 46 - The DARVO Pattern: When the Person Who Hurt You Makes Themselves the Victim

    The DARVO Pattern: When the Person Who Hurt You Makes Themselves the Victim Dr. George Vergolias introduces The Unstressed Exec and explains DARVO, a manipulation pattern coined by psychologist Jennifer Freyd that stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender, describing how it shifts accountability so the harmed person becomes the problem. He breaks down each stage with examples, explains why DARVO works by exploiting empathy, moral identity threat, and social uncertainty, and cites research showing it increases self-doubt, self-blame, and guilt in the confronter. Dr. Vergolias outlines where DARVO appears in intimate relationships, workplaces, family systems, and high-conflict divorces, and presents a composite corporate case study illustrating the sequence and organizational enabling. He offers real-time recognition signs and a six-part response framework: internal awareness avoid defending against attacks acknowledge distress without guilt use a broken-record approach document interactions disengage via formal channels when needed Sections: 00:00  Welcome to the Show 01:28   DARVO Explained 03:14   The Three Stages 08:51   Why DARVO Works 13:09   Where It Shows Up 20:09   Corporate Case Study 24:35   Spotting It Live 28:57   How to Respond 37:05   Closing Reflections   Get the Conflict Whisperer Workbook! If you’re finding value in these episodes and want to go deeper, check out my workbook: “The Conflict Whisperer: From Conflict to Clarity : A No-Nonsense Guide to Managing Conflict in Every Relationship.” It’s packed with real-world strategies, over 75 reflection exercises, and neuroscience-backed tools to help you navigate conflict without losing your cool — at work, at home, or in moments of personal crisis. Whether you’re going through a breakup, managing tension with a partner, or leading under pressure, this workbook gives you a practical roadmap to turn conflict into clarity. You can grab your copy now on Amazon — here is the link below 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Conflict-Whisperer-Workbook-no-nonsense-relationship/dp/1835565514/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title   About the Host – The Unstressed Exec Meet Dr. George Vergolias — a clinical and forensic corporate psychologist turned executive coach with 20+ years at the intersection of leadership, mental resilience, and high performance. George has advised Fortune 500 companies, guided C-suite leaders through crisis, and coached high-achievers to reclaim clarity, calm, and purpose without losing their edge. On The Unstressed Exec, George brings powerful insights from the boardroom to the mic — helping leaders navigate stress, burnout, conflict, and transformation with practical tools and no-BS wisdom. If you're ready to lead with strength and sanity, tune in. And when you're ready to go deeper, reach out for one-on-one executive or leadership coaching. This isn’t therapy — it’s your next level. Let’s build the life and leadership you actually want. 🎯 Listen. Grow. Lead — at The Unstressed Exec 📩 Stay Connected: Website: www.theunstressedexec.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.unstressed.exec TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.unstressed.exec Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.unstressed.exec YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Unstressed_Exec If you like The Unstressed Exec podcast please leave me a review and rate! For more info on my coaching services, keynote speaking and guest speaker/podcast opportunities, please visit my website at: www.theunstressedexec.com

  8. Aug 3

    Ep. 45: The Human in the Age of AI: Part 3 of 3

    The Human Edge in the Age of AI: Leadership Capacities Machines Can’t Replace Dr. George Vergolias introduces The Unstressed Exec and closes a three-part series, “The Human in the Age of AI,” outlining five irreplaceably human leadership capacities: genuine trust building, adaptive judgment amid ambiguity and competing values, presence under pressure through nervous system regulation, creative synthesis that produces genuine novelty, and relational repair through real accountability and reconnection.   He explains why AI can simulate language and emotion but cannot truly regulate emotions or repair relationships it was never part of. He then offers ways to deliberately develop these capacities: doing inner work through therapy, coaching, and self-reflection; investing in real, in-person relationships; training regulation under stress with breathwork, somatic practices, and cold exposure; and cultivating sincere curiosity about what makes people tick. He emphasizes that leaders who matter most will deepen their humanity rather than delegate it to algorithms and invites listeners to his workbook and coaching.   00:00    Welcome to the Show 00:39    Leadership in Ambiguity 01:06    Presence Under Pressure 01:55    Why AI Can’t Feel 03:05   Creative Synthesis 03:53   The Power of Repair 05:19    Build Human Capacities 05:32    Do the Inner Work 06:20   Invest in Relationships 06:55   Train Regulation Skills 07:54    Curiosity as EQ 09:21    Closing Reflections 11:05    Series Wrap and Next Steps 11:41    Workbook and Coaching Invite 12:30   Final Sign Off   Get the Conflict Whisperer Workbook! If you’re finding value in these episodes and want to go deeper, check out my workbook: “The Conflict Whisperer: From Conflict to Clarity : A No-Nonsense Guide to Managing Conflict in Every Relationship.” It’s packed with real-world strategies, over 75 reflection exercises, and neuroscience-backed tools to help you navigate conflict without losing your cool — at work, at home, or in moments of personal crisis. Whether you’re going through a breakup, managing tension with a partner, or leading under pressure, this workbook gives you a practical roadmap to turn conflict into clarity. You can grab your copy now on Amazon — here is the link below 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Conflict-Whisperer-Workbook-no-nonsense-relationship/dp/1835565514/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title   About the Host – The Unstressed Exec Meet Dr. George Vergolias — a clinical and forensic corporate psychologist turned executive coach with 20+ years at the intersection of leadership, mental resilience, and high performance. George has advised Fortune 500 companies, guided C-suite leaders through crisis, and coached high-achievers to reclaim clarity, calm, and purpose without losing their edge. On The Unstressed Exec, George brings powerful insights from the boardroom to the mic — helping leaders navigate stress, burnout, conflict, and transformation with practical tools and no-BS wisdom. If you're ready to lead with strength and sanity, tune in. And when you're ready to go deeper, reach out for one-on-one executive or leadership coaching. This isn’t therapy — it’s your next level. Let’s build the life and leadership you actually want.   🎯 Listen. Grow. Lead — at The Unstressed Exec 📩 Stay Connected: Website: www.theunstressedexec.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.unstressed.exec TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.unstressed.exec Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.unstressed.exec YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Unstressed_Exec If you like The Unstressed Exec podcast please leave me a review and rate! For more info on my coaching services, keynote speaking and guest speaker/podcast opportunities, please visit my website at: www.theunstressedexec.com

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Welcome to The Unstressed Exec podcast, designed for those navigating life transitions (separation, divorce, dating, co-parenting, career transition) and for individual professionals and entrepreneurs looking to thrive in high-pressure environments. This podcast is perfect for anyone who wants to move on and move up, build resilience, manage relationships more effectively, and learn practical strategies for handling conflicts at work and home. Episodes offer listeners actionable insights, expert interviews, and relatable stories to help them navigate challenges, reduce stress, and elevate their game in life. Whether you’re a burned-out professional, entrepreneur, overwhelmed parent or someone striving for emotional balance, ”The Unstressed Exec” is your go-to resource for creating a more resilient, harmonious, and productive life.

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  • Creator
    Dr. George Vergolias
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Explicit
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