The Nice-Girl’s Guide To Working With Explosive People While Keeping Your Sanity.

Over the years I've had the opportunity to speak on topics like leadership, parenting and relationships. I observed that one of the biggest emotional drainers is this:

We tend to absorb the moods, emotions and reactions of those around us.

Let me give you an example. One of my children used to come back from school emotionally charged, and often vented his anxiety and frustrations by yelling at everybody in the house. I would often get stressed out and end up yelling back at him, “Stop yelling!”


Each of us have people in our lives that tend to be anxious and very reactive to their environment. We often feel that we are walking on eggshells when we are around them, as we don’t know what will irritate them or trigger an explosive emotional reaction.  


We may have done our very best to help them develop new coping skills but, at the end of the day, we have to come to terms with the facts:  We can't control or change others. We can’t “fast...

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