Lawyer Life Experiment

#42 The Truth About Emotions (Especially at Work)

Lawyer Life Experiment Season 3 Episode 42

In this episode, we unpack the myth of "good" and "bad" emotions, explore how emotional rigidity, denial, and pressure to stay positive can harm our well-being and performance. We explain how emotions are data (not directives), and discuss how to navigate feelings - like anger or vulnerability - in environments that often suppress them, eg work. The truth about emotions is - “what we resist, persists”. Lawyers and leaders must learn emotional intelligence to have fulfilling lives and successful careers. 

As always, we do not leave our listeners wondering where to start - we offer an experiment to start practising EQ: the Emotional Wheel - to help you name, express and move through emotions rather than avoid them. Download it here.

 TED Talk mentioned in this episode is: The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage by Susan David

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