Dealing with Feeling Stop Being a 'Crisis Meditator" with Stephanie Boxerbaum
If you only regulate once you're already at a 10, you're not practicing resilience. You're doing damage control.
Dr. Marc Brackett sits down with Stephanie Boxerbaum on Dealing With Feeling to unpack why high-achievers resist mindfulness, what "enoughness" actually means when you still care about excellence, and how to build small, real practices that prevent the spiral instead of cleaning it up after.
In this conversation:
- "Don't be a crisis meditator" and what prevention actually looks like
- Why constant problem-solving keeps you tense
- Enoughness without lowering standards
- A discreet reset you can do in under a minute
- How to stay present when parenting stress hits
About the guest:
Stephanie Boxerbaum is Managing Partner at Box Counsel and a certified meditation teacher.
Guest links:
Box Counsel: https://www.boxcounsel.com
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Dr. Marc Brackett's Books
Explore Marc Brackett's work at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, where he serves as founding director, and learn more about RULER—an evidence-based, systemic approach to SEL developed at Yale that supports leaders, educators, students, and families in building emotional intelligence and creating healthier school climates.
A special thank you to the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence for supporting this webcast. I also want to thank Oji Life Lab for their generous support. Visit https://ojilifelab.com and use promo code DEALINGWITHFEELINGS to save 25%.