The Power of Grounding When Fear, Anxiety, Irritability, & Moodiness Surge (Equanimity & Mental Health Series p. 1) [48]

Joy Lab | strengthen your mental health with the science of joy · Mar 1, 2023 · 1m

In this episode and the next four after this, we'll look at how to use equanimity when emotional storms hit. In mental health lingo, it's often called emotional reactivity, a state when fear, anxiety, irritability, moodiness, upset, agitation, and surging stress overwhelm us. To get us started with our series, we'll learn more about emotional reactivity in this episode and talk about how to tap into equanimity through grounding practices. What's equanimity? We see it as a flexible state of steadiness, particularly amidst stress. And even though equanimity is our natural state, it's the…