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Emotional Hygiene Techniques

Emotional hygiene techniques are daily practices that help our bodies return to an emotional base level faster....
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How To Handle Your Emotions

You can handle your emotions - any emotion - with a simple 4-step process. Anyone can learn and practise it in...
Self-awareness. Tune in for Success

Self-Awareness – The Why, What and How

Emotional Intelligence is the second most important skill-set for success, no matter how you define success....
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Who Are You?

Are you a religious person or an agnostic? Do you believe in a soul, an inner being or your true self? Have you...
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Change vs Growth

We often talk and write about changing our lives but what we usually mean is personal growth. The difference...
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Your Toolbox

We all have our own toolbox to help us get through tough times in our lives but also to solve daily problems....
Am I Too Emotional?

Am I Too Emotional?

Do you think of yourself as "too emotional"? Just occasionally or is it how you introduce yourself at parties? Have others labelled you with those words and now you're trying your best not to live up to them? Is there even such a thing as being too emotional? And why...

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About Triggers

About Triggers

Triggers are events that set off an emotion. This process is perfectly normal. Emotions are part of our biochemistry and are supposed to make our lives easier. When bad habits and traumatic events hijack the system though, events turn into triggers that make us feel...

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The Power of EI Skills

The Power of EI Skills

EI Skills are superpowers. Our emotions influence the decisions we make, what kind of day we are having and even our health. They trigger our actions and can make our lives either easy or very difficult. Have you ever missed out on a fun party because you felt too sad...

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About Anger

About Anger

Most people would call anger a negative emotion. Maybe even a dangerous one. Anger can be overwhelming, scary and unhealthy if you experience it too often. There's nothing good about it, is there? At best, it's a waste of energy, right? Allow me to disagree. "I am a...

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About Joy

About Joy

Just google "joy" and you'll find plenty of books, research and even speeches about the subject. But joy is just bite-sized happiness. Why not go for happiness in the first place? Why do some people prefer to aim for joy? Lessons from the pastFrom a biochemical point...

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About Happiness

About Happiness

What is there to say about happiness? We love it! We strive for it and miss it when it's gone. We wait whistfully for it's return or buy stuff/repeat actions/cling to people who made us happy in the past to get the emotion back. While clinging to things from our past...

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About Frustration

About Frustration

I don't know about you but for me frustration is ont he negative side of emotions. Frustration makes us feel tense. We breathe quickly or even not at all, because we hold our breath. And if frustration lasts for more than a few minutes, it becomes really......

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What Anxiety Isn’t

What Anxiety Isn’t

In About Anxiety, I explained why and how it can take over your life. To understand anxiety even better, let's explore what it isn't. Contrary to common belief, anxiety is not the same as a phobia. It's neither an illness nor a problem. In fact, thinking of anxiety in...

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About Overwhelm

About Overwhelm

So much to do today! First, I’ll put on the laundry. I also need to write my next post while it's on. Then to the market. (Dangerously low on veggies!) What do I want to cook tonight? Can't have pizza every night. But that's dinner and I’m getting ahead of myself....

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About Shame

About Shame

In their book Conscious Luck Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline differentiate between guilt and shame: We feel guilt about actions we take, “mistakes” we make, or missed opportunities, but we feel shame when we believe that there is something inherently wrong with us. We...

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About Anxiety

About Anxiety

A few years ago, I had crippling anxiety. Some days I couldn’t get out of bed with fear and worry. I had panic attacks and broke out in sweat and tears at the thought of going outside. I’m fine now. How did I get to this stage? By accident, actually. I tried to...

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Life Skills

Life Skills

Emotional Intelligence skills are life skills: Self-awareness, emotional hygiene, recognising other people’s emotions and feelings, motivating yourself and managing emotions in others are life skills. But what does that mean?Life Skills Improve Your LifeThat’s the...

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