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💝 Get a (gentle) grip on your emotions

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read

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When's the last time you did a self-check in on your emotional health?

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Emotional health is the art of recognising and managing your inner world with clarity. It helps you navigate life’s challenges thoughtfully rather than reactively. It is the gateway to emotional mastery.

When emotional mastery is achieved, the heart trusts the mind, and the mind trusts the heart.​
- Brendon Burchard

Here’s a brief overview of four essential elements of emotional health that support emotional mastery:

Self Awareness​
The first step is ALWAYS self awareness—the ability to observe your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours without judgment. It’s about noticing how you feel and where those sensations show up in your body.

Self Acceptance​
This involves embracing yourself fully, including your imperfections. It’s about acknowledging your role in situations and finding compassion for your missteps while celebrating your positive progress. Accepting you, as you.

Self Regulation​
This is the skill of managing your emotional responses. It means staying calm in intense moments and using techniques to process strong emotions constructively rather than letting them take over.

Self Expression​
This is the ability to share your authentic self. It’s about communicating your truth openly, letting go of held emotions, and saying what needs to be said to create deeper connections.

Reflect on this:
What’s one area of your inner world that you’ve been neglecting, and what could you do today to give it a little more attention?

You've got this.

Love,

PS. Next week we'll start a deep dive into how to check-in with your emotional health starting with self awareness.
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