{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Seismic Shift with Michelle K. Johnston","title":"Transforming Stress Into Fuel, featuring Dr. Rebecca Heiss","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1953,"description":"Stress is not the enemy, and trying to calm down may be making things worse. Dr. Rebecca Heiss joins Michelle Johnston to unpack the science behind stress, why uncertainty pushes leaders toward control, and how reframing fear can improve performance. Their conversation moves from boardrooms to classrooms to basketball courts, showing how stress can become useful energy instead of a barrier. Rebecca shares practical tools for public speaking, leadership, and self-talk, including her “coach voice,” emotional distancing, and curiosity as an antidote to fear. The result is a fresh, hopeful framework for using pressure as momentum.\nThis episode is a strong reminder that meaningful work often comes with elevated stress, and that pressure does not have to mean panic. It can be reframed as purpose, momentum, and forward motion.\nCHAPTERS:\n00:00 Welcome and meeting Dr. Rebecca Heiss\n00:26 What a stress physiologist actually does\n02:13 Stress, uncertainty, and the shift in leadership\n04:59 Why controlling leaders create more disconnection\n05:21 Invite the tiger in for tea\n07:09 Act as if it is an adventure\n08:18 Why “just calm down” does not work\n10:08 Service to others as a stress intervention\n10:48 Public speaking fear and performance anxiety\n11:46 Stress as proof that something matters\n13:23 Self-talk, storytelling, and presentation confidence\n15:24 Coaching yourself in the third person\n17:30 Why acting as if can change physiology\n19:19 What students can do before presenting\n20:29 Meet the inner critic and coach voice\n21:56 Stress lessons from basketball\n23:04 What leaders can do before a tough meeting\n25:27 Rebecca’s new book, *Springboard*\n27:48 Who the book is for\n29:07 Using stress in service to others\n30:33 Closing reflections and thanks\nSpecial thanks to our friend Brian Wayy for the theme music this season!\nTrack Title: My Heart's On Fire\nFollow Michelle for more inspiring content:\nWatch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSeismicShiftwithMichelle ...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/D2tDe0ZtfMCZ3nv5_47QQlEf1P6XT2RPjkWueECFh4E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYjQ5/ODU0NmEzNGRhZjE0/ZWUzMjNmMmJlN2E5/NzE5ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}