Before Breakfast How to be emotionally fit, with Dr. Emily Anhalt
May 14, 2025
Dr. Emily Anhalt, a clinical psychologist and co-founder of COA, shares insights on enhancing emotional fitness. She discusses how higher emotional fitness can elevate authenticity and satisfaction in life. With seven key traits outlined in her book, she emphasizes the importance of emotional health for personal growth and healthier relationships. Anhalt highlights practical techniques for boosting workplace dynamics and resilience, showing how small changes can lead to significant professional development. Her approach makes mental wellness a true superpower.
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Emotional Fitness is Like Exercise
- Emotional fitness involves proactive daily work like exercise to strengthen mental health.
- Emotionally healthy people exhibit seven key traits, which can be cultivated to improve resilience and relationships.
Mental Health and Physical Fitness Parallel
- Mental health is not just absence of illness but a proactive state to prevent emotional struggles.
- Emotional fitness parallels physical fitness, requiring ongoing effort to improve relationships and self-awareness.
Learning to Tolerate Uncertainty
- A woman in sales learned to tolerate uncertainty instead of demanding certainty from others.
- This reduced conflicts and improved relationships and overall life satisfaction through emotional fitness exercises.