The Mental Fitness Podcast

Build mental strength for real life.

ElizaChat co-founders, Dave and Luke, share honest conversations about handling stress, anxiety, and the everyday challenges of being human. Each episode brings you science-backed strategies and expert insights you can actually use—no fluff, just practical tools for building mental resilience at school, work, and home.

Mental Fitness 101 | Six Months of Habits that Build Emotional Resilience

Dave and Luke reflect on the past six months of their mental fitness podcast journey. They share insights from previous guests and conversations to highlight some of the best daily habits that improve your overall mental strength. They cover everything from sleep and nervous system regulation to identity and human connection. Mental fitness is not a quick fix, but a system built of daily habits.

Dave and Luke introduce a framework designed to help you build a system of prevention against mental crises. Their challenge introduces different habits that can help to improve your mental well-being in every area. They draw on previous episodes to give a well-rounded look at mental health, no matter what stage of life you may be in. 

Chapters
[Start] Six Months of Mental Fitness: Dave and Luke look back on five important themes from the past six months, looking first at Dr. Jade Wu’s advice on sleep.
09:23 Small Is Bigger, Slow Is Faster: A recap on Todd Olson’s words regarding nervous system regulation.
18:05 Identity and Mental Fitness: Lessons from athletes on separating your identity from external titles and performance.
26:28 Biological Human Connection: Dave and Luke look back on the second pillar of mental fitness: human connection.
34:51 Proactive Mental Fitness: Regarding mental fitness not as a one-time fix, but as daily and proactive decisions.

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