#058: Keeping Your Cool - How to Control Your Emotions SoThey Don’t Control You

You know the feeling….that knot that forms in your stomach….that wave of stress that hits your body….that moment where you feel hijacked and out of control.  Depending on the circumstances these can be incredibly challenging moments for anyone.

In this episode of “Asking For A Friend," TalkDoc, Meredith and Teighlor dive into those moments where we get hijacked by our emotions. We discuss strategies for keeping your cool so that you control your emotions so they don’t control you. Listen in to hear practical strategies to keep your emotions in check.

Music by Epidemic sound.

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SHOW NOTES:

EP 58 : Keeping Your Cool - How to Control Your Emotions So They Don’t Control You

Experts :  Wignal (2019), Bracket (2019), Brown (2010)

Resources :

Mark Bracket (2019) Permission to Feel

Brene Brown (2010) Gifts of Imperfection

AFAF EP #053: Sad? Mad? Glad? How to Expand Your Emotional Vocabulary

AFAF EP #055: All the Feels! How to Better Express Your Feelings

 Tools

1. Notice the sensations
2. Take time to breathe/focus on deescalating the body response
3. Reframe the situation – What story are you telling yourself? What unproductive thinking patterns are interrupting this reframe?
4. Sit with the emotion - Validate rather than trying to escape