Tension: We want to feel whole, but we fracture ourselves into fragments: the composed one, the angry one, the numb one, the “working on it” one. Noise: Wellness culture flattens emotional work into ...

For as long as I can remember, I have always been a crier. It doesn't matter if I'm at work, in my car, while on my couch, or in the shower, I'll cry for whatever reason presents itself. One time, I ...

I learned to play golf as a young girl and was often frustrated with the game. Dealing with a lot of ups and downs on the golf course has taught me to regulate my emotions. Thanks partly to golf, I am ...

Use these five phrases to restore balance to your emotions, so you can think more clearly. How do I control my emotions? I get asked that question a lot. As an emotional intelligence coach, I’ve ...

As infants, our emotional expression is our primary mode of communication: Crying when we are distressed or laughing and smiling when we are happy. We tend to become upset (e.g., angry, sad, or ...

We need to manage and control our emotions better–and by better, I mean by not managing and controlling, but by utilizing and exercising them. “I need to control my emotions” is oft-spoken self-talk ...

We’ve all been there: We’re freaking out about something that just happened to us — what someone did to us, said to us, or didn’t do for us. And we’re pissed or terrified, or defeated — our emotions ...

I get asked that question a lot. As an emotional intelligence coach, I’ve received thousands of emails from readers over the years who get caught up in a cycle of emotional thinking, which leads them ...