Understand Stress & Find Your Happy Place Anywhere w/ Dr. Gary Sprouse | Ep. 26

Send us Fan Mail Stress may feel like an unavoidable part of life, but Dr. Gary Sprouse believes we already have the tools to experience less of it. Lindsay sits down with Dr. Sprouse, a physician with 38 years of experience and the author of "Highway to Your Happy Place: A Roadmap to Less Stress". Known as “The Less Stress Doc,” he shares how decades of caring for patients led him to recognize the powerful connection between stress, physical health, addiction, self-esteem, worry and overall happiness. Lindsay and Dr. Sprouse also discuss Dr. Sprouse’s Stress-Reducer Loop Model, which is a compassionate framework for understanding addiction as an attempt to manage stress rather than a moral failure or permanent identity. ----------- For more information on Dr. Sprouse – Website: https://www.thelessstressdoc.com/ Email: [email protected] ----------- Follow Know Happiness on socials: https://www.tiktok.com/@know.happiness https://www.instagram.com/knowhappiness_ Still haven’t subscribed to Know Happiness on YouTube? ►► https://bit.ly/3WhhHyu 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - What Led Dr. Sprouse into Medicine 03:31 - How Stress Impacted Dr. Spouse's Patients' Health 05:00 - When Dr. Spouse Chose Stress Reduction 09:44 - Dr. Spouse's Transition Away from Traditional Medicine 14:00 - "I'm the less-stress doc. Not the no-stress doc." 15:20 - The New Definition of Stress Origins 16:59 - Stress Misconceptions of Today 19:36 - Defining a Person's "Happy Place" 24:20 - "I worry about worrying too much." 28:42 - The 4-Step Process for Guilt & Forgiveness 33:37 - Guilt vs. Regret 37:02 - How to Apply Realistic Optimism in Your Life 43:09 - A Point System to Boost Self-esteem 50:11- What is the Function of the Perspective Prism? 54:55 - Understanding Addiction with the Stress-Reducer Loop Model 01:01:57 - The Disease of Choice 01:04:55 - Dr. Spouse's Main Message for Viewers 01:06:21 - What Does Happiness Mean to Dr. Spouse? 01:08:05 - Outro ----------- ABOUT KNOW HAPPINESS A series for people seeking alternative therapy, treatments and activities that create long-lasting happiness. Follow along so you can Know Happiness. #knowhappiness #podcast #lessstress #stressreduction #selfesteem