The Gift of Stress, an Interview with Zohar Adner

Zohar Adner is a stress release coach and author of The Gift of Stress – How to Act on the Urgent Message That’s Trying to Save Your Life.  I sat down with Zohar to talk about his new book, his work as a stress release coach and the role humor plays in stress release.

Zohar Adner

You can listen to our interview below (note: there was a phone problem about 6 minutes in so you hear me switch to speakerphone).

Highlights from our talk include:

• The Gift of Stress (0:35)
• Why We Suck at Handling Stress (5:50)
• Can You Become Stress-Free (9:40)
• The Seven Rs of Stress Release (16:30)
• The All Important Reminder (20:14)
• Humor as a Diffuser (27:15)
• The Stress of a Haircut (32:06)

For more on Zohar or his stress release work, check out:

• The Gift of Stress (on Amazon.com)
• The Gift of Stress website
• Stop Stressing Out
• Stress and the City – Zohar’s Stress Blog
• Stop Stressing with Zohar and Michele – Zohar’s Radio Program

I’ve transcribed the interview for those who prefer reading to listening (note: it has been edited for clarity).  You can find the transcription at:

• The Gift of Stress, Part 1
• The Gift of Stress, Part 2

Note: This is the third Humor Talks interview, a series with some of today’s thought leaders on the topic of humor in the workplace.  You can sign-up for the Humor Newsletter to stay up-to-date with new interviews or get all future interviews via Podcast.

Tagged as: coaching, productivity, stress, stress-relief

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