Eustress vs Distress: When Stress Grows You and When It Makes You Sick (Part 1)

Stress was never the enemy. Eustress builds you. Distress, carried over time, wears the body down toward disease. Here is the difference, and why rest is what grows resilience. What will surprise you in this episode is not just that stress comes in two forms. It is that the meaning your body assigns a stressor decides which form it becomes, and your body decides that before you are aware of it. ➡️ Full show notes + resources: Dr. Aimie Apigian sits down with translational neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr. David Rabin. They walk through eustress vs distress, what chronic stress does to your organs, post-traumatic growth decades after the event, the vagus nerve and the body's signature of safety, why soothing touch works so fast, and why rest can feel unsafe for perfectionists and high performers. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. In This Episode You'll Learn: 01:37 — What does the equation eustress × time = ease actually mean? 06:31 — How does the meaning you carry from the past shape your stress response? 07:49 — Can a person experience post-traumatic growth decades later? 09:31 — What creates safety so the body can reorganize? 11:12 — Why is a soothing touch such a powerful signal of safety? 14:07 — Why is rest the key to resilience, and where do you start if you cannot rest? Resources/Guides: If you want to know whether what you are carrying is stress or something deeper, this free guide walks you through the difference. Get the Stress or Trauma? Guide: https://traumahealingaccelerated.myka... #EustressVsDistress #NervousSystemRegulation #BiologyOfTrauma