00:00 – Introduction to Dr. Gary Sprouse and his background
01:10 – Why “less stress” is needed now more than ever
02:30 – Debunking good vs. bad stress and a musician’s anxiety story
05:00 – The podcast dance: matching rhythms with new guests
07:30 – Can science be entertaining? Gary's dream of singing seminars
09:00 – Helping people identify fear, not just anxiety
10:50 – Panic attacks vs. phobias explained
13:20 – Nikki shares her own agoraphobia experience
15:10 – What does it mean to feel safe? (Spoiler: it's not a feeling)
17:30 – You can’t eliminate uncertainty, but you can manage it
19:00 – Panic attacks = smoke alarms with faulty wiring
21:00 – Hypnosis and NLP as tools for reframing fear
23:45 – What’s in Highway to Your Happy Place and how to get there
26:00 – Human stress as side effects of our best traits
28:00 – Why boredom is more dangerous than we think
29:10 – Tech stress: subscriptions, software waste, and overwhelm
32:15 – Rocket Money, budgeting apps, and passive spending leaks
34:50 – Tools Nikki recommends for running a lean business tech stack
38:45 – Website mishaps and how to avoid sales vs. tech mismatch
42:00 – How to avoid getting stuck with the wrong software
45:10 – Free trials: friend or trap?
47:00 – Closing message: You don’t have to stay stuck in stress