Description

Regulating our emotions & expressing them appropriately is one of the keys to cultivating emotional intelligence (EQ) & improving our daily lives. In the second episode, Lexi introduced the RULER Method of emotional regulation & some tools for identifying emotions, & In this continuation of the EQ series, Lexi walks through how they used the RULER method to navigate a personal conflict.

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Resources from today’s  episode:

• 😭 RULER Method
• 😭 Mood Meter for Kids
• 😭 Mood Meter app
• 😭 Feelings wheel
• 😭 Writing For Emotional Balance: A Guided Journal to Help You Manage Overwhelming Emotions by Beth Jacobs
• 😭Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self-Exploration by Meera Lee Patel

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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below are for listeners in the US.

• 😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
• 😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
• 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
• 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
• 😭 Resources for Gun Safety
• 😭 Resources for Reproductive Rights

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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at cryinandtryinpod@gmail.com with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!

You can find Lexi on IG: @lex_gon_give_it2ya.

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