4 Ways Not To Be Owned By Your Sh*t | Susan David

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p>It's completely natural when dealing with anxiety, depression, anger, shame, or any other unpleasant emotion, to just want it to go away.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Guest Susan David says that these discomforts are the price of admission to being alive and offers an approach called emotional agility as a way to navigate them. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Susan David, Ph.D. is a psychologist at Harvard Medical School and author of a book called <a href= "https://www.susandavid.com/about-emotional-agility#about-the-book" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emotional Agility</a>. Her <a href= "https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_david_the_gift_and_power_of_emotional_courage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TED Talk</a> on the subject has been viewed more than eight million times. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode we talk about: </p> <ul> <li>Her definition of emotional agility </li> <li>The four skills of emotional agility</li> <li>Why she says our emotions are data, not directives</li> <li>How to move skillfully through a world that "conspires against us seeing ourselves"</li> <li>How to avoid emotional "fusion"</li> <li>The power of tiny tweaks</li> <li>And "emotional granularity"— what it is, why it matters and how to practice it </li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/susan-david-461" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/susan-david-461</a></p>