“Flex Your Feelings” by Dr. Emily Anhalt is an effective tool for anyone looking to better understand themselves, and discovering more about your emotions. Dr. Anhalt's philosophy that you can work your emotional muscles like you work your physical muscles is a clever insight to how we can strengthen our emotions to be our best selves. Like physical exercise and training, there is no quick fix to becoming more emotionally intelligent. It’s something you have to practice and learn everyday.
Dr. Anhalt identifies seven traits for strengthening your emotional fitness. They are mindfulness, curiosity, self awareness, resilience, empathy, communication, and playfulness. For each trait she shares her personal experiences with her clients who were struggling particularly with that trait. She communicates simply how we as humans can be unaware that these emotions are hindering us to excel in our personal and professional lives. For each trait she gives her readers a “push up”, which is essentially a small exercise designed to help strengthen that particular emotional muscle.

I thoroughly enjoyed this reading experience. Not only did I learn more about my own emotions, but I have an eye opening realization of how I can go about making changes to better my emotional state when I’m stressed, or upset.
I enjoy the playful comparisons Dr. Anhalt makes with emotional fitness and physical fitness. Both relatable and innovative.

I would recommend this book to anyone! Whether you are looking to be more emotionally fit, or just want a better relationship with yourself and others around you. “ Flex Your Feelings” will give you the confidence to be your strongest self.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

This is Atomic Habits for your mental health—a data-driven, practical, step-by-step plan for developing the 7 essential traits of emotional strength necessary to face all of life’s challenges and become the best leader, entrepreneur, and human you can be.
Can you train your brain for greater emotional health, just like you train your body for better physical fitness? This is really interesting to be looked for the answers.

Flex Your Feelings is an exploration of the concept of emotional intelligence. This book highlights the value of emotional maturity which can be just as important as honing a skill. This practical guide focused on seven core traits and the roadmap to cultivating emotional strength.

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The author has identified 7 areas that one must master in order to be emotionally healthy. Each chapter includes client anecdotes demonstrate the skill followed by clear exercises. It is a lot to dive into but contains good information for those interested in exploring this topic.

Dr. Emily Anhalt's Flex Your Feelings is a refreshing and practical guide for cultivating emotional strength, delivered in an engaging and accessible style that makes complex psychological concepts easy to grasp. Drawing parallels between physical fitness and emotional health, the book provides a step-by-step plan for developing seven core traits essential for navigating life's challenges.

Whether you're new to the concept of emotional intelligence or looking to deepen your practice, Flex Your Feelings is a valuable resource. It's a book that doesn't just offer theory but provides a roadmap for real, sustainable growth—highly recommended for anyone aiming to thrive in their personal and professional lives.

This book was useful to me to some extent, but while reading, I kept thinking of prior supervisors that really could benefit from a book like this. It point out the glaring reality that we are judged (and rewarded) by our skills and not our emotional maturity or awareness, but it should be an entire package. Really interesting read!

Immensely insightful and practical. The type of book emotionally unfit leaders should be required to read, and not allowed the keys to the c-suite or trips to Aspen or on corporate jet until they have fully committed to an emotional fitness regime.