“We behave like frogs that do not jump out of the boiling pan.” Stress expert Elke Van Hoof on why we notice stress, exhaustion, and burnout too late.
Why do people do nothing when they know they are stressed?” Stress expert Elke Van Hoof receives this question constantly. The answer is confronting: because their brains have already changed so much that they can no longer help themselves.
It is a myth that we can have everything under control if we only understand it enough. Elke explains why our obsession with predictability actually makes us more vulnerable in a world that is changing rapidly.
This is why we are often too late in recognizing stress: the social shame that makes us remain silent and our addiction to fake connections on social media that takes away all recovery time. Elke shares her vision of what a “good life” truly means, and it has nothing to do with success.
This is stress mastery without mindfulness apps. Let us not destroy ourselves through the illusion of control.
