Angry Brain Training: Special Guest - Author and Mindfulness Trainer Sue Dhillon talks about mindful angry communication and calm brain training
How To Use Mindfulness and Meditation in Overcoming Emotional Dysregulation with Sue Dhillon
Communicating powerfully, connecting deeply, and changing your brain habits to respond to angry situations in calmer and more acceptable ways can be challenging. But learning how to overcome negative emotions through meditation will increase your awareness and receptiveness to situations around you. In this episode, I’m joined by Sue Dhillon, a mindful trainer, an author, an independent journalist, and a former Network Journalist. Sue worked as a TV journalist before shifting into mind and body training.
During the episode, Sue shares strategies that you can employ in angry moments from a heart perspective to empower yourself toward mindful communication and how you can handle emotional dysregulation that may happen from such situations.
[10:12] Sue’s backstory
[01:56] The most genuine tools for empowering yourself when you feel emotionally dysregulated
[03:49] The importance of mindful communication in elevating dialogue and connecting with people
[07:26] The power of forgiving and showing up in emotional resentments
[09:30] Mindful communication tools
[13:28] How to de-escalate emotional dysregulation and move to a comfortable zone
[16:22] Breaking from brain habits and the myths around meditation
[20:21] The benefits of tapping into the natural high powers of meditation
[22:00] Sue’s vision and how you can connect with her
● “Mindful communication is the number one and the most powerful way to communicate.”
● “Communication is about connecting, it not about talking, it’s a dialogue.”
● “Conflict is a bad thing; anger is a bad thing but we can use it for our benefits.”
● “People are gonna listen to you if you listen to them at length.”
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