Happy Smiling People

Ep. 99 - Dr Rachel Goldman - The Impact Stress Has On Your Life

March 30, 2026·53 min
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Dr Rachel Goldman is a clinical psychologist, speaker, consultant, and author of When Life Happens. She is also Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. In this episode, we discuss what stress has to do with our health, how to utilise our thoughts and why our brain is wired the way it is, modern-day emotional fighting, why some people are more competitive and ambitious than others, how different personality types work together, different types of stress, whether work-life balance exists, the stress ladder accumulation, how to use cognitive behavioural therapy to improve your life, ‘should’ statements, setting SMART goals, and much more!Find me online: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly⁠⁠Cozy Earth: ⁠⁠https://cozyearth.com/⁠⁠ Use code HAPPYSMILINGPEOPLE for up to 20% off sitewide.Find Dr Rachel Online: Website: https://www.drrachelnyc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrachelnyc/ 00:00 what has stress got to do with our health?13:00 how to utilise our thoughts and why our brain is wired the way it is17:00 modern day emotional fighting20:00 why are some people more competitive and ambitious than others?24:00 how different personality types work together 26:00 different types of stress31:00 does work life balance exist?36:00 the stress ladder accumulation39:00 how to use cognitive behavioural therapy to improve your life42:00 the ‘should’ statements 49:00 setting SMART goals

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