Jeff Krasno: Why Good Stress Might Save Your Life

BREAKDOWN

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

00:00 – Introduction: Why Jeff’s journey matters

03:20 – Jeff’s wake-up call: Reversing diabetes and losing 60 pounds

08:14 – What “Commune” really means and why it’s more than a platform

13:45 – The biology of stress and how “good stress” heals you

18:21 – Why the body needs challenge—but not chaos

24:02 – How capitalism trains us to forget ritual, nature, and presence

29:17 – Food, breath, movement, and storytelling as modern medicine

35:41 – Loneliness is the new inflammation: the social health crisis

42:03 – Raising kids in a distracted world and building community offline

47:29 – How writing “Commusings” changed Jeff’s biology

53:22 – The science of storytelling: what it does to your nervous system

58:17 – How the body listens when you live your truth

1:03:44 – The intersection of health, spirit, economy, and purpose

1:08:12 – Can capitalism and wellness co-exist? A deep dive

1:13:29 – Why Jeff believes “aging in reverse” is possible

1:17:08 – The future of community: from digital back to sacred

1:23:56 – What Jeff wants everyone to know about being human

1:27:45 – Final thoughts and closing reflections from Darin and Jeff