Why — and how — you should push your boundaries

Is there a benefit to doing things that scare you? In this episode, Brendan Clune Walsh and stress physiologist Rebecca Heiss discuss the difficulties and advantages of striving for things you sometimes don’t want to do, from a morning trip to the gym to a plunge into freezing cold water. Episode breakdown: 0:41 – Finding opportunity to do something scary 1:44 – Seeking Type Two Fun instead of what’s comfortable 3:03 – Learning how to get through something that’s recommended but challenging 4:41 – Teaching your brain to adapt and be motivated toward difficult situations 10:15 – How to know how to make Type Two Fun work for you and do what you think you can’t 14:11 – Pushing yourself to imagine and pursue bigger goals and higher performance Listen to the monthly series, MDRT Presents: @mdrtpresents

You can listen to Why — and how — you should push your boundaries online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Why — and how — you should push your boundaries is an episode from MDRT Podcast by MDRT Podcast.

This episode is 00:16:18 long.

This episode was published on Feb 16, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from MDRT Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.