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Manage Stress, Emotions, and the Critic Within

April 09, 2025


Managing stress can feel impossible when emotions take over, leading to reactions that feel out of proportion to the moment. Why do we overreact, and how can we regain control? In the audiobook Stop Overreacting: Effective Strategies for Calming Your Emotions, Judith P. Siegel dives into the roots of emotional overwhelm—whether driven by a critical inner voice, exhaustion, or unmet needs—and provides practical tools to build healthier responses. In this episode, you’ll hear an excerpt that explores how to recognize emotional triggers, respond with clarity, and foster resilience in both your personal and professional life.

Today’s episode features an excerpt from the audiobook Stop Overreacting: Effective Strategies for Calming Your Emotions by Dr. Judith P. Siegel. This empowering guide explores the roots of emotional overreactions and offers practical tools to regain control when emotions run high. By helping you identify triggers, build emotional awareness, and respond thoughtfully, this audiobook provides strategies to bring more balance and clarity to your interactions. Through actionable advice and relatable insights, it reveals how calming your emotions can transform not only how you feel but also how you connect with others.



What’s in this episode?


In this episode, Dr. Judith P. Siegel unpacks the challenges of managing stress and emotional overwhelm, offering insights into why we overreact and how to respond with greater clarity. Discover how to identify emotional triggers, understand the roots of intense reactions, and build healthier habits for handling life’s pressures with a clearer, calmer mindset.







If you like what you hear today, the audio version of “Stop Overreacting: Effective Strategies for Calming Your Emotions” is available on Audible, and you can listen to it for free as part of your premium Spotify membership.



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Note that the information in this episode is of a general nature and is furnished for your knowledge and understanding only. If you have symptoms, including but not limited to any that resemble symptoms described in this episode, you should visit your doctor or health care provider for a full evaluation.


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