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EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 42 MIN

How to Build Resilience Before Life Gets Hard with Dr. Rachel Goldman

from Dear Dr. Tracy · host Cloud10

Life is going to happen, no matter how organized you are or how many systems you build. Dr. Rachel Goldman joins Dr. Tracy to talk about resilience as something you practice before the hard season hits, not after you’re already running on fumes. They break down what’s actually in your control when everything feels like it isn’t, and why doing “more” often creates the exact kind of chronic stress your body eventually pushes back against.They also unpack how stress shifts into exhaustion and burnout, what burnout really looks like (and why a single day off doesn’t fix it), and how it shows up in relationships when you don’t take a real transition between work mode and home mode. The conversation lands on a simple but powerful takeaway: you don’t need a total life overhaul to feel steadier. Sometimes you just need one internal tool you can access anywhere. For Dr. Rachel, that tool is breath, a small reset you can return to throughout the day to climb down the stress ladder before you hit the breaking point. LINKS FROM EPISODE Order Dr. Rachel's new book: When Life Happens Follow Dr. Rachel on Instagram @drrachelnyc RESOURCES Get Relationship Support ⁠with Coaching & Community inside ⁠⁠Be Connected⁠⁠⁠ Order my new book! ⁠⁠⁠You, Your Husband, and His Mother⁠⁠⁠ Want your questions answered on the show?⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit them here!⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠  Discover your relationship negative cycle with my free quiz:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Take it here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ready to deepen your connection?⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Download my 100 Questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Build better connection and feel close starting today. ⁠⁠Join the⁠ ⁠⁠30 Days to Us Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW DR. TRACY Subscribe to the podcast⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@drtracyd⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/drtracyd ⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/DrTracyD/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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