Tag: emotional intelligence in relationships

Grace was on the floor of her kitchen at 11:40 p.m. when she realized she had a problem bigger than the pain in her side. The pain itself was straightforward, if terrifying — a sharp, escalating ache low on her right that would turn out, four hours later, to be a burst appendix. What wasn’t […]

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The Hidden Cost of Low Emotional Intelligence (and How to Finally Fix It)

For the third year running, Marcus had the best sales numbers in the region — and for the third year running, someone else got the director’s office. It didn’t make sense on paper. Marcus closed more accounts than anyone on the floor, worked later than anyone on the floor, and could recite the entire client […]

Mindfulness & Emotional Awareness

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Meaningful vs. Toxic Relationships: How to Tell Which One You’re Actually In

Emma couldn’t figure out why she felt worse after seeing her best friend than after a bad day at work. That was the part that didn’t add up. Lauren had been in her life since college — eleven years, countless inside jokes, the friend who’d shown up with soup during every breakup and every flu. […]

Self-Care or Self-Centrism? The Line the Personal Development Industry Won’t Draw For You

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Self-Care or Self-Centrism? The Line the Personal Development Industry Won’t Draw For You

Emily had the healthiest boundaries anyone she knew had ever heard of. At least, that’s how she’d have described it. She didn’t answer calls after 7 p.m. She’d left the family group chat the year before, calling it “a source of negativity.” She’d stopped attending her cousin’s monthly dinners because, in her words, “that whole […]