What's Emotional Health & Wellbeing, w/ Daryl Van Tongeren

<p>What's emotional health and wellbeing, and why does it matter? That's a big question, and <a href= "https://www.darylvantongeren.com/">Daryl Van Tongeren</a> has lots of answers and ideas.</p> <p>Daryl is a social psychologist, college professor, a person who now knows how to swim (which I learned about after reading his newest book), and author of <em>The Courage to Suffer</em>.</p> <p>His latest book, <em>Humble: Free Yourself from the Traps of a Narcissistic Wo</em><a href="https://www.darylvantongeren.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>r</em></a><em>ld</em>, is the focus of this thoughtful and thought-provoking podcast. <a href= "https://livingfromhappiness.libsyn.com/podcast/june-1st-2022-with-daryl-van-tongeren" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to listen to information and wisdom about emotional health and wellbeing</a>.</p> <h2>What's Emotional Health & Wellbeing?</h2> <p>Here's a quick checklist for emotional health and wellbeing:</p> <ul> <li>Do you know how you're feeling throughout the day?</li> <li>Do your feelings change a lot, either way up or way down? </li> <li>Are you comfortable feeling angry?</li> <li>Can you admit to yourself when you're upset or sad?</li> <li>Do you give yourself time to process your emotions?</li> <li>Can you tell another person how you're feeling, no matter what it is?</li> <li>Can you say something to another person if you think they'll be hurt or angry, or do you stay quiet?</li> <li>Do you upset other people if you're too emotional?</li> <li>Are you a rager, emotionally, verbally, or physically abusive to yourself or other people?</li> <li>Does it sometimes seem like you can't control your emotions?</li> <li>Have you ever lost friends, lovers, partners, or jobs because you have a hard time managing or communicating how you're feeling?</li> </ul> <p>The more comfortable you are with your emotions and know how to communicate them in healthy ways to others and set firm boundaries, the healthier you are emotionally.</p> <p>You're not afraid of your feelings