The first step in working through big feelings is trying to not see them or label them as

necessarily negative or positive.

Hello and welcome to the Psychology Podcast. Today we welcome Molly West Duffy to the show.

Molly is experienced in designing talent processes and systems as well as organizational

structures and behaviors, cultural values, and learning and development programs.

Molly is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book No Hard Feelings,

and her most recent book with Liz Fosseline is called Big Feelings. How to be okay when things are

not okay. In this episode I talked to Molly West Duffy about how to navigate big feelings.

Our motion phobic society has a lot of misconceptions about dealing with difficult emotions and what

they mean. According to Molly, big feelings can lead to a deeper understanding of ourselves if we

can sit with our emotions and work through them. Molly and I share our personal experiences with

anxiety and how we coped. We also touch on the topics of anger, perfectionism, social comparison,

burnout, and uncertainty. I really like this episode because I've been a long time fan of their

illustrations and insights into human nature and human psychology. So without further ado,

I am really greatly pleased to bring you Molly West Duffy.

Molly West Duffy, tell me a little bit about yourself. So I am an expert in organizational

development and leadership development. So I do consulting, coaching, I worked at IDO for many

years, did research at Harvard Business School, and then co-authored this book with Liz,

who is my creative collaborator. Well, this is great. What I like about you is that you are able

to illustrate some of the life's most existential concerns and ways that immediately are recognizable.

You know, I look at, you know, obviously your words are great too, but when I look at these

illustrations you make, I immediately am like, yep, that's my day. I know. Yes, it's, you know, I think,

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