Hello and welcome to episode 186 of The Mindful Kind podcast. 

In this episode, I'm really excited to be talking about what emotional intelligence is and some simple tips to cultivate it. 

The tips include:

• Being mindful of your emotions
• Learning about common cognitive distortions and how they can influence your emotions
• Sharing about your emotions and listening to other people talk about their emotions

In the episode, I mention a few different resources you can explore:) Here are the links:

5 Soothing Mindfulness Techniques for Winter

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Episode 182 and 183 of The Mindful Kind podcast about cognitive distortions

Episode 24 of The Mindful Kind podcast about being a mindful listener

Episode 105 of The Mindful Kind podcast about simple ways to practise communication

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind. 

Hello and welcome to episode 185 of The Mindful Kind podcast. 

In this episode, I've explored the concept of Mudita (vicarious joy), including what it is, why it's important and how I'll be cultivating Mudita in my own life.

Here are the ways I'll be cultivating Mudita:

• By asking my friends and family about the joyful experiences in their lives
• By feeling happy for people's "highlight reels" on Instagram
• When feelings of jealousy or envy occur, I'll try to lean into Mudita
• By becoming more present for the experiences of joy in my own life

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind. 

Hello and welcome to episode 184 of The Mindful Kind podcast. 

I'm getting a little candid on this episode and sharing how I'm putting in an effort to be a more positive person. I tend to find it easy to focus unnecessarily on negative things and I'm trying a few different strategies to try to change that!

Here are my tips for cultivating more positivity:

• Start conversations on positive notes
• Exercise (even when you don't really feel like it)
• Practise gratitude every day and in different ways
• Treat yourself with joyful activities

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, so please come over to my Facebook: www.facebook.com/rachaelkable or Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachaelkable to let me know!

Don't forget to check out some of my other episodes about positivity!

• Episode 160, Make a List of Things to Do For Fun
• Episode 114, Outlooks on Life: Optimism
• Episodes 65-69, The Positivity Series

And head over to my blog to read A Powerful 5-Step Guide for a Happier, More Mindful Life: https://www.rachaelkable.com/blog/powerful-guide-for-happier-mindful-life

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind. 

Hello and welcome to episode 183 of The Mindful Kind podcast. This is Part Two of Cognitive Distortions, so if you haven't yet listened to episode 182, please go and do that first!

In this episode, I've shared more interesting examples of cognitive distortions, including:

• Magnification
• Emotional reasoning
• "Should" statements
• Labelling
• Personalisation and blame

To read the full list of cognitive distortions, head over to my blog post: http://www.rachaelkable.com/blog/cognitive-distortions-and-anxiety

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind.