Who are you, really? When you look in the mirror, you see skin, eyes, hair, shoulders… but is that actually ’you’?

In this episode, The Stress Less Guru dives deep into the question of identity, exploring why we are not our physical bodies, but rather spiritual beings inhabiting a biological “mech suit” built to last roughly 80 years. We break down the science (your body is made up of 28-36 trillion cells, each one a living organism that will eventually die and be replaced without you ever noticing), the psychology (how we use clothing, grooming, and visual cues to project personas that may have nothing to do with who we actually are), and the philosophy (if disease can attack the mind but the soul still finds moments of lucidity, then who is really in control?).

Along the way, we explore “beautiful monsters”, people whose exterior beauty masks an ugly soul, and the reverse: unassuming people with the most radiant spirits you’ll ever encounter. We talk about why eulogies never focus on what someone looked like, why a disembodied voice across a room can feel more familiar than a face, and why the billions we spend decorating our shell might be better invested looking inward.

This one gets personal, gets philosophical, and might just change how you see the next person you meet.

Stress less. Live more.