Jeanne Segal > Quotes

“it takes real courage to go where you have not gone before.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“Because arguments require an expenditure of time and energy, we need to consider what is worth arguing about and what is not.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“Change is a more complicated process involving brain integration than is data gathering.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“Laughter helps us view frustrations and disappointments from new perspectives; it enables us to survive hard times, setbacks, and frustrations.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“When you laugh and play, your body is calmed and energized by the release of natural opiates—endorphins that relax you physically and lift you up the ladder emotionally.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“The further you move away from experiencing your emotions, the more distant you become from others, as well as from yourself.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“All emotional sharing builds strong and lasting relationship bonds, but sharing humor and sheer delight adds a unique restorative and healing element, reducing stress and mending fences.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“He wanted to understand what she felt, as well as what she thought, and his approving interest and encouragement made her feel deeply known and valued.”
― Jeanne Segal, Feeling Loved: The Science of Nurturing Meaningful Connections and Building Lasting Happiness

“The capacity to take conflict in stride and forgive easily is supported by our ability to manage stress, be emotionally honest and available, communicate nonverbally, and laugh easily.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“The key to coping with questionable emotions is knowing that we are in control of them, and not the other way around.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“We have stressful habits that stand in the way of our desire for change and leave us feeling empty. We have fast-paced lifestyles filled with technological distractions and oversimplified solutions to complex problems that keep us from what we really need.”
― Jeanne Segal, Feeling Loved: The Science of Nurturing Meaningful Connections and Building Lasting Happiness

“The attachment bond has shown that the language of infancy, which is emotionally laden and nonverbal, is such a powerful form of communication that it is responsible for shaping our mental, physical, and emotional development.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“By protecting your nervous system and keeping you focused, laughter and play offer you opportunities to thrive even in inhospitable environments.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“put problems into perspective—they give you a means for standing back and getting a better view of a situation”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“The capacity to regulate stress is the elastic that provides safety and gives rise to the ability to be emotionally available and engaged. Stress compromises this ability. The first step in communicating with emotional intelligence is recognizing when stress levels are out of control and returning ourselves and our colleagues or partners, whenever possible, to a relaxed and energized state of awareness.”
― Jeanne Segal, The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships

“After evading the chase of predators, animals often nuzzle each other as a means of stress relief. This bodily contact provides reassurance of safety and relieves stress.”
― Jeanne Segal, Feeling Loved: New Ways to Overcome Stress and Find Happiness