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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

4012: 4 Ways to Cope With Negative Emotions by Dr. Elana Miller of Zen Psychiatry on Handling Difficult Feelings

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4012: Elana Miller explores practical ways to work with difficult emotions without becoming consumed by them. Drawing from meditation practice and mindfulness research, she explains how awareness, emotional detachment, conscious release, and cultivating positive states can help create more calm, resilience, and emotional balance in everyday life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenpsychiatry.com/4-ways-to-cope-with-negative-emotions/ Quotes to ponder: “Both negative and positive emotions are experiences that ebb and flow as an inevitable part of life.” “Think of negative emotions as experiences that pass through you rather than character traits that define you.” “You can’t get rid of all bad feelings (that wouldn’t be possible, or desirable), but you can learn to handle tough feelings without getting caught up in their stories.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

When was the last time you stopped and listened to your body?

0:03.4

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0:27.7

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0:30.6

This is Optimal Living Daily.

0:33.2

Four ways to cope with negative emotions by Alana Miller of Zen Psychiatry.com.

0:38.7

And I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick, reading you articles every day of the year, including holidays.

0:43.5

And without further ado, let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

0:51.4

Four ways to cope with negative emotions by Dr. Ilana Miller of zen psychiatry.com.

0:58.3

This past weekend I spent a day at a meditation retreat focused on the topic of how to handle negative

1:04.0

emotions. It was good timing. In the last few weeks, any sense of equanimity I've been able to

1:09.2

maintain through a lot of effort and

1:10.8

practice has been thrown off by a series of small stressors that, in some, provided challenging

1:16.6

to deal with. Thankfully, the retreat reminded me of a few core practices that are very helpful

1:21.9

for dealing with negative emotions. You can't get rid of all bad feelings that wouldn't

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