30 | Navigating Change Using Emotional Intelligence with Dana Parker

Season 2

Jun 29

Written By Harrison King

Season 2: Let’s Talk About Life with Harrison King

Navigate Change In Your Life

With Guest Dana Parker

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Using Your Emotional Intelligence

We live in a world of constant change - it’s unavoidable. Although we are constantly in a state of change, most of us struggle with handling change in our lives. You may not be able to control big changes in your life, but you can use certain tools and strategies to navigate these times and feel better. In episode 30 of the Let’s Talk About Life Podcast, Dana Parker shares ways to navigate change using “emotional intelligence”. Our emotions are one of the greatest resources we have access to, so let’s learn how to use them to the best of our ability!

About Dana Parker

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Dana Parker has been on the ground floor in two previous personal-development movements, training other leaders. She is a highly qualified life coach with over a decade of experience in coaching thousands of clients all over the world. She specializes in navigating life change with emotional intelligence. She is experienced in spreading emotional education as a spiritual practice specifically through her development of educational materials, public speaking, and her work as a thought leader. She is the voice of the Inner World Movement.

Topics discussed in this episode:

“I am not the thoughts I think or the emotions I feel–they are my greatest teachers”
All emotions are valid, good and bad–it’s what you do with them that matters
Give yourself permission to feel and allow a full experience of emotions
- Set time aside to allow yourself to feel–actually sit down, set the mood, and set a timer!
- Make a playlist or go for a drive
There’s no cap to joy: the more you experience joy, the better
Navigating life changes with emotional intelligence
- Understand that change is inevitable and a part of the human experience
- Take time to reflect
  - How do I feel about this experience? What are my biggest fears?
  - What stories about myself am I telling myself in this experience? Are they true?
    - Pay attention to stories attached to shame, guilt, and fear
    - Challenge these stories with lots of love and compassion
  - Visualize (realistic) worst-case scenarios, then go over the best care scenarios; focus on your ideal outcome
- What did I learn from my experience? What do I want to experience now?
- Mantra: “I adjust and grow with change with ease and flow”
Living a heart-centred life
- Making life decisions that honour your heart
- Show up in a way that is authentic to you