#92 The Upside of Stress with Ben Curtis

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week’s guest is Ben Curtis</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">– an internationally recognized actor, musician, public speaker, mental health advocate, and life coach.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">But you’ll probs recognize him from the infamous: “Dude, you’re getting a Dell!” commercials.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nowadays Ben’s mantra is Dude, You’re Getting Well! (also the name of his podcast).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a creative person, I know you put yourself out there ALL THE TIME which means you face high-highs & low-lows AKA abundance & rejection are part of the deal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So I invited Ben to drop by the show to share his tools for self-care, compassion, and healing… or as he describes it: The Upside of Stress! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And let me tell you, the dude did not disappoint:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Unlock stress’s positive side effects to stay in the game</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Normalize stress → it’s an integral part of creativity</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Train your mind to reframe stress – this way you won’t hide under the covers when things get tuff </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode gives you real tools to navigate the *potentially* stressful holiday season plus this way you can look Aunt Janet in the eye when she asks you: How’s that artistic-life thing going?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And... Ben totally had me break character; he turned the tables and got me to talk about my own personal flavor of stress… And I’m pretty sure you’ll see yourself in this story!</span></p> <p><strong>Thank you</st