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Attaining Freedom Through Emotional Agility | This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Bioptimizers\nHow do we want to show up, especially when things get tough? This is a great question to ask ourselves right now. But many of us are resistant to acknowledging when things just don\u2019t feel all that great. We\u2019ve grown up trying to gloss over uncomfortable feelings and society has put an emphasis on avoiding vulnerability. Being vulnerable and showing up in our difficult emotions are actually super important steps, though, if we want to be emotionally agile. On this episode of The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy, I was excited to chat with Susan David about emotional agility and skills for dealing with the real world from an open and honest place, without running from the feelings that we don\u2019t like.\xa0\nSusan David, Ph.D. is one of the world\u2019s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist. Her new #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, Emotional Agility, describes the psychological skills critical to thriving in times of complexity and change. Susan\u2019s TED Talk on the topic went viral with over 1 million views in its first week of release. She is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and guest on national radio and television. Susan is the CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, a Cofounder of the Institute of Coaching (a Harvard Medical School/McLean affiliate), and on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Thrive Global and Virgin Pulse.\nThis episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Bioptimizers.\nButcherBox makes it super easy to get humanely raised meat that you can trust delivered right to your doorstep. ButcherBox has everything you could want\u2014like 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef and wild Alaskan salmon\u2014and shipping is always free. Visit ButcherBox.com/farmacy.\nMy new favorite magnesium is from a company called Bioptimizers. Their Magnesium Breakthrough formula contains 7 different forms which all have different functions in the body. There is truly nothing like it on the market. Right now you can try Bioptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough for 10% off. Just go to bioptimizers.com/hyman and use code HYMAN10.\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\xa0\n\nThe key question that drives Susan\u2019s work (7:55)\n\nHow an invitation to, \u201cwrite like no one is reading\u201d started Susan on her path to understanding the importance of emotional agility (11:37)\n\nEmotional agility vs. positive psychology (12:51)\n\nHow bottling and brooding emotions negatively impacts us (17:03)\n\nHow being outpaced by technology has affected our emotional lives (21:55)\n\nWhat is emotional agility, and what are values-connected steps? (24:05)\n\nWhy we need to become more aware of how we treat our difficult emotions and do away with the judgement we have about certain emotions (37:28)\n\nThe importance of practicing greater emotional granularity (42:45)\n\nA tool for working with someone who feels stuck (50:35)\n\nThe emotions of fear, grief, anxiety, and anger that so many of us are feeling during the coronavirus pandemic are normal (55:03)\n\nLearn more about Susan David at https://www.susandavid.com/\nGet your copy of Emotional Agility here.\nTake the free Emotional Agility Quiz here.\n\xa0\nWatch Susan\u2019s TED Talk, The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage here.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\xa0\nListen to Susan\u2019s podcast, Checking In with Susan David here.\n\xa0\nFollow Susan on Facebook @SusanDavidPhd, on Twitter @SusanDavid_PhD, and on Instagram @susandavid_phd.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices