Depth & Dignity
Depth & Dignity is about learning, unlearning, and becoming. It’s for curious people who want to understand themselves, improve their relationships, and live more fully.
Hosted by Jen Wilking—a pelvic health physical therapist and deep-feeling human—this podcast explores the things school skipped and life keeps asking us to figure out: bodies, relationships, emotions, values, rest, resilience, and new chapters.
Jen brings honest insights, practical tools, and a sense of humor to a wide range of topics with a direct connection to everyday life.
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Depth & Dignity
Feel It All: Emotions as Messengers
Emotions are messengers. They aren’t good or bad, right or wrong. They’re natural and normal, and they give us information about ourselves.
Emotional agility is a term coined by psychologist Susan David. Emotional agility is the ability to be with your emotions with curiosity, compassion, and especially the courage to take values-connected steps.
Dr. David shares common but ineffective responses to strong emotions.
Bottling - Nothing to see here
Brooding - Constant storm cloud
Forced Positivity - Everything is wonderful
Co-brooding - Bringing other people into the storm
And three questions to ask instead:
- Am I treating myself with kindness?
- What is my emotion trying to tell me?
- What is one step I can take toward addressing the issue?
Poem shared in this episode: The Guest House by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks with John Moyne
Books for this and upcoming episodes on emotions:
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David.
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