How Emotional Agility Improves Relationships: An Interview with Susan David, Ph.D.

By The Gottman Institute April 19, 2022

When we get hooked, our thoughts, emotions, and stories take charge. They take us away from behavior and actions that are congruent with our values, with the way we actually want to love. But if we can, instead, see ourselves with compassion, we can learn how to be agile within our relationships.

Topics

Relationships
Tough Emotions
Wellbeing

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Susan David

Susan David, Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist. Her TED Talk on the topic of emotional agility has been seen by more than 10 million people. She is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal and often appears on national radio and television. Learn more.