One of the most significant sources of suffering comes from our human tendency to avoid difficult emotions. We are not taught how to face these unpleasant, often daily inner experiences, so we tend to push them away, ignore them, or become unwittingly overwhelmed by them. Yet how we meet and greet these difficult emotions has everything to do with our well-being, resilience, and ability to connect with ourselves and others. Instinctually, we fight against our uncomfortable emotions. In doing so, we reinforce messages of "not good enough" or "something is wrong with me that I am feeling this way." In You Don't Have to Change to Change Everything we learn that, instead of forcing ourselves to feel "happy" and pushing away what is unpleasant, or instead of getting hooked by intense emotions, we can change our perspective. Dr. Beth Kurland offers six vantage points to shift to when difficult emotions arise. They include: • The Anchor View: Finding Stable Ground • The Child View: Curiosity Is Your Superpower • The Audience View: Learn to Zoom Out • The Compassionate Parent View: How to Become Your Own Ally • The Mirror View: Your Strengths and Imperfections Are Welcome Here • The Ocean View: We're All in This Together