MercyTalk

266 | Ways Growing in your EQ Can affect your Mental Health


Listen Later

On this last episode for Mental Health Awareness month, we’re so excited to jump into a conversation around the connection between our mental health and emotional intelligence. While it may appear to be all too “touchy-feely” in the discussion surrounding mental health, many studies, psychologists, and counselors have come to say otherwise. In this episode, we break down a bit of what emotional intelligence is and why it matters to our mental health journey.

If you’ve been able to join us at all, then you know that we’ve taken this whole

month to cover a topic very near and dear to our hearts and that is mental health. We’ve talked
about several things from stigmas to childhood wounds and even the role our spiritual lives play
in mental health. Today, we wanted to wrap up the conversation on mental health by tying in
some pretty interesting finds in the emotional intelligence world. With all the talk on emotional health as of late, let’s break down just a bit of what emotional intelligence (or EQ) is and why it matters. Even as we were
preparing for this podcast, we were dumbfounded at just how important emotional intelligence is
to our mental health and how we operate in the world!

Also, in this episode…

  • The importance of counseling, feedback and reaching out for help
  • Why our relational health/success depends on our willingness to know ourselves and God better
  • Our response during stress and what we can do to better prepare ourselves
  • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    MercyTalkBy Mercy Multiplied

    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    114 ratings


    More shows like MercyTalk

    View all
    Focus on the Family with Jim Daly by Focus on the Family

    Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

    4,796 Listeners

    Java with Juli - Conversations About God, Sex, & You by Dr. Juli Slattery and Authentic Intimacy®

    Java with Juli - Conversations About God, Sex, & You

    1,607 Listeners

    CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet by CCEF

    CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet

    292 Listeners

    Knowing Faith by Kyle Worley, JT English, Jen Wilkin

    Knowing Faith

    2,270 Listeners

    Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey by Blaze Podcast Network

    Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

    20,009 Listeners

    Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies by Paul Hastings

    Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies

    978 Listeners

    The Bible Recap by Tara-Leigh Cobble

    The Bible Recap

    35,177 Listeners

    Made For This with Jennie Allen by Made For This with Jennie Allen

    Made For This with Jennie Allen

    6,588 Listeners

    She Reads Truth Podcast by She Reads Truth

    She Reads Truth Podcast

    2,783 Listeners

    The Pour Over Today by The Pour Over

    The Pour Over Today

    3,800 Listeners

    Lisa Harper's Back Porch Theology by AccessMore

    Lisa Harper's Back Porch Theology

    2,738 Listeners

    The Best of You by Dr. Alison Cook

    The Best of You

    784 Listeners

    Therapy and Theology by Lysa TerKeurst

    Therapy and Theology

    1,879 Listeners

    At Home with the Beveres by Juli Bevere, Addison Bevere, Messenger International, Lisa Bevere, John Bevere

    At Home with the Beveres

    400 Listeners

    The Mark Driscoll Podcast by Mark Driscoll

    The Mark Driscoll Podcast

    1,805 Listeners