244: You’re mislabeling your emotions & why it matters | Susan David, Ph.D.

Susan David, Ph.D.: “You cannot begin to do any sort of moving on until you have shown up to what is.”

David, an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why correctly labeling your emotions can help you better handle them, plus:

*Why emotional agility is critical right now*

*How forced positivity and gratitude leads to the amplification effect*

*How to recognize your emotions without letting them overtake you*

*How to use your emotions as signposts for your values*

*Why you should pick at least two emotions to describe how you're feeling*

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