We all know that on some level, if we don't master and understand our emotions, they stick around to haunt us on some level. Building emotional strength and Emotional GRIT is vital for you total health, happiness and longevity. My guest today is Neeta Bhushan, an international speaker, advocate for emotional confidence, author, socially-conscious entrepreneur, and Author of the book, Emotional GRIT - 8 Steps to Master Your Emotions, Transform Your Thoughts, and Change Your World. Her mission is to build a global community of progressive thinkers, doers, forward driving movers-and-shakers who are committed to integrating empathy-based solutions in their lives – at home, in the office, and beyond. Today, we unpack her new book Emotional GRIT, the birth of GRIT, and how to start building your own Emotional GRIT. We dive into topics like, the number one thing that changed Neeta's course in her life Neeta's seasons of adversity that led to what Emotional GRIT is today, the idea of living within your past story, life doesn't happen to you, it happens for you, moving through major divorce and career transition, compassion and forgiveness, building out your Emotional GRIT toolkit, understanding what makes you come alive, utilizing movement, music, binaural beats, gratitude and more..., what are low energy and high energy states, developing self-awareness, understanding where our stress, anxiety and other emotions come from, and more...