16: It’s Not About You - Emotionalism, Reactivity & How to Stop Taking Things Personally
The Emo Barbie Show by Emo Barbie
Episode notes
What if the greatest thing holding you back isn't your past or your current circumstances
...it's the relationship you've developed with it?
In this episode, we explore the concept of emotionalism—the habit of allowing our emotions, reactions, and old stories to become the lens through which we experience our lives.
We'll talk about why emotionalism shares many of the characteristics of addiction, can become habit-forming, reactivity vs. responsiveness, and how codependency, rumination, victimhood, taking things personally, and even constant complaining can all be different expressions of the same pattern.
We'll also explore why our brains become attached to emotional loops, why psychological flexibility is one of the greatest predictors of well-being, and how learning to pause before we react creates the ...