Shift How to Manage Your Emotions so They Don't Manage You

<p><b>'For anyone who has wondered whether they'll ever be in charge of their emotions, this book has the answer: yes' - Angela Duckworth, author of <i>Grit</i><br><br>'This book does much more than make sense of emotions it breaks new ground on how to manage them' - Adam Grant, author of<i> Think Again</i></b><br><br>Whether it s anxiety about the dentist, boiling rage when we re stuck in traffic or devastation after a painful break-up, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiralling. But as difficult as our emotions can be, they are also a superpower. When they re activated in the right ways and at the right time, they function like an immune system, alerting us to our surroundings, telling us how to react to a situation and helping us make the right choices.<br><br>But how do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr Ethan Kross has devoted his scientific career to answering this question. In <i>Shift</i>, he dispels common myths for instance, that avoidance is toxic or that we should always strive to live in the moment and provides a new framework for shifting our emotions so they don t take over our lives.<br><br>Shift weaves groundbreaking research with riveting stories of people struggling and succeeding to manage their emotions from a mother whose fear prompted her to make a spur-of-the-moment decision that would save her daughter s life mid-flight to a nuclear code-carrying Navy SEAL who learned how to embrace both joy and pain during a hellish training activity. Dr Kross shows us that we already have access to a wide array of tools and demonstrates how to harness them to be healthier and more successful.<br><br>Filled with actionable advice, cutting-edge research and inspiring stories, <i>Shift</i> puts the power back into our hands, so we can control our emotions without them controlling us and help others do the same.<br><br><b><i>'</i>Packed with gems of wisdom and endless actionable advice on emotional regulation, <i>Shift</i> is essential reading for everyone. I couldn t put it down Chris Evans</b><br><br><b>'A revolutionary guide to mastering your emotional life' Charles Duhigg, author of <i>Supercommunicators</i></b></p>