Posts tagged resiliency
319. A Path to Resilience: Embracing Emotional Agility, featuring Susan David

When life gets messy, all too often we try to avoid the difficult and overwhelming emotions that inevitably pop up. We tend to label our feelings as “good” or “bad,” and we think that we’ll thrive if we can just get rid of the difficult ones.

But what if we’re actually supposed to embrace all the emotions? Susan David explains that emotional agility, rather than simply “good” feelings, is the key to resilience and thriving. If you’re feeling worn out from holding it all together, or numbing out with distractions, food, or alcohol, this episode is for you.

Do you have the courage to embrace your emotions?

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236. Ready or not, kids take their cue from you, featuring Madeline Levine

Do you ever lose sight of the end game? Sometimes as parents, we focus on the short game—grades, extracurricular activities, and how to fix things immediately for our kids. But does that actually serve them well as they grow into adulthood?

Dr. Madeline Levine, a psychologist with 40 years experience, explains that kids don’t need us to fix everything. They actually need adaptability, mental agility, curiosity, collaboration, tolerance for failure, resilience and optimism. And how do they learn those skills? By watching how we handle life and how we trust them to handle it well too.

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