Life Kit presents: The power in owning your 'Big Feelings'

This book offers strategies for effectively expressing emotions at work, improving productivity and well-being. It explores how to balance authenticity with professionalism, providing practical advice on managing emotions in the modern workplace.

Big Feelings offers an insightful and approachable guide to managing complex emotions. The book explores feelings such as uncertainty, comparison, anger, burnout, and perfectionism, providing practical strategies to turn overwhelming emotions into manageable ones. It combines surprising science with personal stories and original illustrations to help readers understand and navigate their emotions more effectively.

This book, written by sisters Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. , and Amelia Nagoski, DMA, delves into the specific challenges women encounter with burnout. It provides a comprehensive, science-based approach to reducing stress and enhancing well-being. The authors define burnout as a combination of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a decreased sense of accomplishment, and they offer practical solutions such as completing the biological stress cycle, managing emotional triggers, and overcoming societal pressures. The book is divided into sections that explain the stress cycle, the impact of cultural norms on women's stress levels, and strategies for rest, human connection, and self-compassion. It includes helpful worksheets and exercises to empower women to combat burnout and achieve genuine wellness.