"Getting Unstuck" (Patreon)

Patreon Exclusive. The Minimalists talk about emotional agility, getting unstuck, and embracing change with psychologist Dr. Susan David, and they answer the following questions:

What are the four essential movements to gain emotional agility? (01:34)

What is the danger of holding on to emotions? (02:58)

What does it mean to be emotionally agile? (04:06)

What is your perspective regarding happiness? (09:18)

What is the danger in bottling difficult emotions? (11:59)

What is “amplification”? (15:29)

What is “rigility” compared to agility? (20:09)

How do we ensure we bring our authentic self to every interaction? (21:04)

What does it mean to get “unstuck”? (24:38)

What is self-bias? (31:03)

How do I best manage my emotions and trauma? (35:47)

What is “continuity of the self”? (39:47)

What is the importance of self-compassion? (42:00)

Why is it problematic to view positive emotions as good and negative emotions as bad? (47:22)

How are our emotions “functional”? (51:46)

Is grief considered emotional clutter? (55:37)

How can we help others address their emotional clutter? (58:08)

What is “co-brooding”? (1:03:04)

What is “emotional granularity”? (1:05:06)

How do you define “compassion”? (1:09:10)

How do we reconcile our memories of our past self with the evolution of our present self? (1:10:53)

What is the difference between guilt and shame? (1:11:09)

What is “fusion”? (1:11:39)

LINKS

Book: Emotional Agility

Book: Love People, Use Things

Facebook: Dr. Susan David

Instagram: Dr. Susan David

Instagram: Mallory French

Instagram: Shawn Mihalik

Instagram: Jordan Moore

Instagram: Podcast Shawn

Instagram: Jessica Williams

Instagram: Danny Unknwn

Quiz: Emotional Agility

Resources: The Minimalists

Subscribe: The Minimalists

Text: 937-202-4654

Tour: The Minimalists

Twitter: Dr. Susan David

Watch: Emotional Courage

Website: Dr. Susan David

MAXIMS

“Emotions are like children: you can love them without letting them run the show.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“We own our emotions—they don’t own us.” Dr. Susan David

“The beauty of life holds hands with its fragility.” —Dr. Susan David

“Self-compassion is not about lying to yourself.” —Dr. Susan David

“Emotions are data—not directives.” —Dr. Susan David

“Worry is punishment for something that hasn’t happened.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“The calm is waiting beneath the chaos.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“There’s no way out but from within.” —Oziris Shai

This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 348.