How To Effectively Navigate Your Emotions With Therapist and Author of 'I Shouldn’t Feel This Way,' Dr. Alison Cook

How well are you handling your emotions?  On this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with Dr. Alison Cook, therapist and author of I Shouldn’t Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action. Kristel and Dr. Allison discuss strategies to support navigating emotions like overwhelm, disappointment and fear. They discuss the importance of naming your emotions, sitting with strong emotions, and lots more. A gentle reminder that this is for informational and educational purposes only and this is not medical advice or treatment recommendations. Always talk to your healthcare provider for recommendations specific to you. Tune in now! 

Key Takeaways From This Episode

• A look into Dr. Alison's book, I Shouldn’t Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action (Thomas Nelson, May 7, 2024)

• The importance of naming your emotions

• The importance of pausing and sitting with emotions

• Figuring our what works for you to process your emotions

• Strategies to help navigate fear, anxiety, anger and overwhelm

• Tips to deal with disappointment 

About Dr. Alison Cook:

Therapist, best-selling author and podcast host (over 1M downloads), Dr. Alison Cook, has counseled women for over two decades and has a unique gift for taking complex topics and breaking them down into practical tools you can apply in everyday life. May 2024 she is releasing a new book, I Shouldn’t Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action (Thomas Nelson, May 7, 2024),where she uncovers the conflicting thoughts and emotions of all the shoulds & shouldn’ts that keep us paralyzed in our own minds, and teaches us how to name, tame, and transform them into clear solutions that help us move forward in confidence. 

Her first book, Boundaries for Your Soul, is a faith-based adaptation of the fast growing, evidence-based Internal Family System (IFS) model of therapy. It provides a step-by-step approach to managing emotions in partnership with God. Her newest book, The Best of You, explores how to develop a strong sense of self, set wise limits, and forge healthy relationships with others.

Originally from Wyoming, Alison studied at Dartmouth College (BA), Denver Seminary (MA), and the University of Denver (PhD), where she specialized in integrating psychology and theology. Alison’s doctoral dissertation centered on the relationship between religion and prejudice. She is certified in Internal Family Systems Therapy.

Prior to her work in counseling, Alison was a congressional aid on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and taught at Phillips Exeter Academy, Denver Seminary, and the Wyoming State Girls’ School for adjudicated teens.

Alison and her husband, Joe, are the parents of two adult children. They are based out of Boston and spend time in the mountains of Wyoming as often as they can.

Connect with Dr. Alison Cook

• Website: https://www.dralisoncook.com/ 
• Buy Dr. Alison's Book: https://www.dralisoncook.com/the-best-of-you-book/ 
• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/dralisoncook/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dralisoncook/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alison-cook-61637212a/ 
• Dr. Alison's podcast, The Best of You: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-of-you/id1620059010?app=podcast 

About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer:

Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness expert, popular keynote and TEDx speaker, and the host of top-rated podcast, “Live Greatly,” a show frequently ranked in the top 1% for self-improvement. Kristel is an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant with clinical experience in Integrative Psychiatry, giving her a unique perspective into optimizing mental well-being and attaining a mindset for more happiness and success in the workplace and beyond. Kristel decided to leave clinical practice in 2019 when she founded her wellness platform “Live Greatly” to share her message around well-being and success on a larger scale.  With a mission to support companies and individuals on their journeys for more happiness, success, and well-being, Kristel taps into her unique background in healthcare, business, and media, to provide invaluable insights into high power habits, leadership development, mental well-being, peak performance, resilience, sales, success, wellness at work, and a modern approach to work/life balance.

Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. A popular speaker on a variety of topics, Kristel has presented to groups at APMP, Bank of America, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Mazda, Santander Bank and many more. She has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine, has contributed to CEOWORLD Magazine & Real Leaders Magazine, and has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4’s WDAF-TV’s Great Day KC and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Chicago area with her husband and their 2 children.  She can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide.

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