The Importance of Looking Within and Working on Our Emotional Pain

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This chapter explores the significance of addressing our emotional energy and working on our own emotional pain in order to create a better world. It discusses various topics including pre-morbid predictors of PTSD, boredom and resistance to being alone, the book 'The Body Keeps the Score', and the use of texting as a tool for their work.

Julia DiGangi shows you how to harness your emotional energy and turn it into your greatest strength.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) What others’ skepticism is telling you.

2) How to reframe your brain’s negative patterns.

3) The root cause of procrastination–and how to deal with it.

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— ABOUT JULIA —

Dr. Julia DiGangi is a neuropsychologist, who completed her residency at Harvard Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. She has nearly two decades of experience studying the connection between our brains and our behavior. Dr. DiGangi has worked with leaders at The White House Press Office, global companies, international NGOs, and the US Special Forces. Her understanding of stress, trauma, and resilience is also informed by her work in international development and humanitarian aid, where she served some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.

The founder of NeuroHealth Partners, a neuropsychology-based consultancy, DiGangi shows people—at work and at home—how to harness the power of the brain to lead more satisfying and emotionally intelligent lives. She is the author of Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power.

• Book: Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power

• Instagram: @drjuliadigangi

• LinkedIn: Dr. Julia DiGangi

• Website: DrJuliaDiGangi.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• BetterHelp. Get a break from your thoughts with online therapy. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/awesome.

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