Navigating Big Feelings Well with Liz Fosslien
In this episode of Minds & Mics, I chat with Liz Fosslien about her new book, Big Feelings: How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay. We cover topics like perfectionism vs healthy striving, the difference between envy and jealousy, burnout and the Amazon Zen Booth, revenge bedtime procrastination, and the role of personal responsibility in mental health.
Show Notes
- The dark side of “coping” with difficult feelings
- No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
- Jealousy vs envy
- Benign vs malicious envy
- The role of personal responsibility in mental health
- The Amazon Zen Booth
- How organizations can actually help foster well-being and resilience
- The relationships between burnout and self-awareness
- Why setting boundaries is so hard (and how to make it a little easier)
- Revenge bedtime procrastination
- Emotional opportunity cost
- Perfectionism and self-kindness
- Healthy striving vs perfectionism
- The benefits of playfulness
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