Author and former corporate executive Doug Earl Johnston joins Mairin Moore Cane on the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast to explore emotional literacy, decision-making, and the emotions beneath our leadership.

Doug is the author of Choosing Emotions: Thinking with Your Head and Acting with Your Heart.

Drawing on nine years of multidisciplinary research, his “Emotionary” examines 272 emotions and emotional conditions through perspectives from psychology, philosophy, language, science, art, and spiritual traditions.

This conversation examines the distinction between an automatic emotional reaction and the response that follows and what greater awareness can help us notice before we act.

We explore:
• Emotional literacy and finding language for what we feel
• Emotions as protective responses
• Recognizing familiar emotional patterns
• How emotion influences communication and decisions under pressure
• Taking responsibility for behavior without blaming ourselves for every feeling
• Making room for both clear thinking and compassion

A question to take into your week:
What am I feeling and what response would reflect the person or leader I want to be?

CONNECT WITH DOUG
Learn about Doug’s work and find his book:
https://choosingemotions.com/

Choosing Emotions: Thinking with Your Head and Acting with Your Heart
Published under D. Earl Johnston.

CONNECT WITH MAIRIN
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This conversation is educational and does not replace individualized mental health care.

You don’t have to be whole to lead. Keep leading from where you are.