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What is emotional contagion? Emotional contagion is the tendency for emotions to spread between people. Without realising it, we often absorb the emotional tone of the environments we enter. A tense meeting can leave you feeling tight and guarded. A relaxed conversation with friends can lift your mood before you’ve even noticed why. This happens…
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What is emotional independence? Emotional independence is a skill within emotional intelligence (EQ). It’s the ability to feel emotional energy, care about others and remain open to connection without your emotional state being controlled or overly influenced by the reactions, moods or behaviour of the people around you. It applies not only in close relationships,…