In this episode of the Everyday EQ podcast, I'm teaching you how to apply the 4 stages of emotional intelligence (Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, and Relationship Management) to help you manage your anxiety more effectively. At the core, anxiety is an emotional reaction with a very real, accompanying neurological response. I'll discuss how you can use your emotional intelligence practice to identify your anxiety triggers and manage the underlying root issues to create a sustainable, healthy approach to anxiety management. 


00:36 - How emotional intelligence can help us solve everyday problems in our daily lives

2:49 - Applying emotional intelligence to help you manage your anxiety

3:38 - What is anxiety? 

4:16 - What your brain does during anxiety

5:49 - Looking at the emotions that drive us

6:49 - Anxiety is a symptom, it's not the root issue

8:27 - What are your personal anxiety triggers? 

9:22 - Two potential reasons you can't pinpoint your anxiety triggers

12:04 - How does your anxiety present itself?

12:50 - This is how you apply the first stage of emotional intelligence, Self-Awareness, to manage your anxiety

14:09 - Stage 2 of emotional intelligence: Self-Management and how to regulate your anxiety

18:25 - How to regulate your fear-based, anxiety-inducing response

20:30 - Pro Tip 1: You must adopt this belief if you want to manage your anxiety response

21:40 - Pro Tip 2: Here's another objection you'll have to overcome in order to manage your anxiety 

25:15 - Moving on to Stage 3 of emotional intelligence: How to apply Social Awareness to help you manage your anxiety

29:19 - And now, Stage 4 of emotional intelligence: Applying Relationship Management in an effort to manage your anxiety

31:12 - Where the fear comes from 

As always, thanks for listening! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at info [at] theceqo [dot] com.