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What Are Emotional Triggers? Identify & Manage Your Reactions

Emotional triggers are feelings, events, situations, places, people, and things that propel overreactions, anxiety, anger, withdrawal, or other negative automatic responses. They are often associated with negative past experiences that get tapped into by current events. 

Recognizing and managing your triggers is vital for your own well-being, happy relationships, and career success. 

What Is Mental Filtering? Exposing This Cognitive Distortion

Mental filtering is one of the most common cognitive distortions, impacting your outlook by causing a hyperfocus on the negative while ignoring the positive.

If you've ever allowed one small piece of constructive criticism to overshadow lots of positive feedback for a job well done, that’s an example of the mental filter cognitive distortion.

Let’s explore what mental filtering is, its effects, and practical ways to counteract it.

The Authenticity Continuum: Too Little, Too Much, and Healthy Green Zone

Explore the meaning, benefits, and practical tips for living authenticly. And what too little and too much authenticity look like. 

15 Research-Based Emotional Intelligence Benefits

Sorting out the hype from reality, this article presents the research-based benefits of having a high emotional intelligence, and its link to relationships, success, and wellbeing.

Guilt vs Regret vs Shame: What's the Difference?

Shame, guilt, and regret are emotional siblings that help point out where we’re going wrong. They have the potential to make your life better and better. They also have the potential to weigh you down. 

This post will help you put your mistakes into perspective and turn associated guilt or regret into tools for upleveling your life. It will also help you let go of shame that binds you. 

30 Quotes to Inspire You to Stop Toxic Perfectionism

Perfectionism is toxic to relationships and life. It wears out the perfectionistic person and people they are close to.

This post includes 30+ quotes that point out the cost of perfectionism, PLUS tips for how to change your mindset.