Many of our listeners are exhausted. They're managing invisible demands — a health transition, a shift in their body, emotions they can't quite control — while performing competence and calm at work. They're faking it because that's what the job requires, what their industry demands, what they've learned will keep them safe.
Hello, I'm your host Dr. Anthony Silard, and welcome to ReSocial—where we rediscover, reflect on and renew how we approach social relationships so we can develop Compassionate, Meaningful, Sustainable Relationships, or what we call CMSRs.
I'm joined today by Dr. Alicia Grandey, a distinguished professor of industrial-organizational psychology at Penn State University and the author of Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work. Her research shows that there's usually a reason why trying harder to manage yourself isn't working. When you spend your energy faking emotions instead of feeling them, you don't just burn out. You become invisible. You become lonely. The solution isn't more discipline or better emotional management. It's understanding what you need to feel safe enough to be yourself and recognizing that authenticity, not performance, is the foundation of real connection.
Alicia’s new book Emotionally Charged: https://bit.ly/42YBllr
More information about Alicia’s research: https://psych.la.psu.edu/people/aag6/
ReSocial and Anthony Silard:
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· Are you willing to tell us what you enjoyed about ReSocial and what you think can be improved? Or any life challenges related to developing CMSRs you’d like to share? Email us your feedback at resocial@theartoflivingfree.org
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