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417: The 7 “negative” emotions that can BENEFIT your health | Bestselling author Mollie West Duffy

417: The 7 “negative” emotions that can BENEFIT your health | Bestselling author Mollie West Duffy

Mollie West Duffy discusses how to use negative emotions to your advantage and sneaky signs you're dealing with burnout.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

July 11, 202243m 59s

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Show Notes

Mollie West Duffy: “Perfectionism is fundamentally a fear of failure.”

Duffy, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to use negative emotions to your advantage, plus:

- Why deleting social media doesn't stop social comparison (~04:13)

- How to balance letting go of control and being ambitious (~13:21)

- How to have a healthy relationship with your anger (~16:45)

- Sneaky signs you're dealing with burnout (~18:59)

- What to do if you're struggling with despair (~32:08)


Referenced in the episode:

- Duffy's newest book, Big Feelings.

- Duffy's previous bestselling book, No Hard Feelings.

- Follow Duffy's co-author, Liz Fosslien.

- Follow Duffy & Fosslien on Instagram.

- mbg Podcast episode #388, with Arthur Brooks, Ph.D.

- mbg Podcast episode #383, with Daniel Pink.

- A study on monkeys and social comparison.


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