Do you remember the story of the three little pigs?

They each built a house. But only one built one that was strong enough to withstand the big, bad wolf. That saved the day.

When you build a house, you dig down to lay strong foundations.

These are what give a house its strength. And so when gale force winds and even hurricanes come, the house can often sustain the force. The strength of a house lays in solid foundations.

In people, the same is true.

We have strength, skills and capacity. But they are dependent on the foundations of how we nourish and supply our energy. Our emotional wellbeing is our foundation.

It is the strength we can draw from.

Happy and healthy we can operate at full capacity. But when we drain energy without refilling it, we run out and burn out. Just as we need to eat, we need emotional nourishment too.

Branka Pestar Hajšek grew up angry and experiences in her teens made her confront her emotions.

Since then she's been on a journey to understand emotions and help people listen to them. She's found a richer, happier life through developing her emotional intelligence. And now she teaches others to do the same.

We had a deep conversation about emotions.

How we both perceive them. How we process them. And how they affect our relationships and work.