Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, co-authors of 'Big Feelings,' dive deep into the emotional struggles many face, especially post-pandemic. They discuss the importance of acknowledging feelings like uncertainty, anger, and burnout. By sharing personal stories, they demonstrate how these 'big feelings' can impact mental health and foster creativity. The duo emphasizes the critical role of supportive relationships in navigating tough emotions, encouraging listeners to embrace vulnerability and prioritize authentic communication.
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Managing Big Feelings
Acknowledge and explore difficult emotions instead of suppressing them.
Addressing emotions early prevents them from escalating and causing more harm later.
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Sharing Despair
Sharing difficult emotions becomes easier with practice, especially in safe spaces.
Supportive communities offer valuable feedback and reduce shame around vulnerability.
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Addressing Burnout
Address burnout by prioritizing self-care and seeking support.
Consider small, manageable steps towards change instead of drastic solutions like immediate job changes.
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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
Mollie West Duffy
Liz Fosslien
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.
Burnout
The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Emily Nagoski
Amelia Nagoski
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[1][3][5].
Our friends at It's Been a Minute speak with Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy about their new book, Big Feelings: How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay. They explore seven emotions — uncertainty, anger, burnout, comparison, perfectionism, despair and grief — with hopes to normalize conversations on these "big feelings" and share what they've learned in that process.
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