Are You an Emotional Manager?

Emotional managing is a self-protective behavior used when people are stuck in codependency. It is an instinctual pattern that causes us to scan the environment for danger, and for many of us, the brain got stuck there. The result is constant room-reading, rescuing, and smoothing to keep us psychologically “safe,” often at the expense of our own needs, ambitions, and desires. 

Start with the short quiz to see what level you are at as an emotional manager.  Your results indicate where your energy is going—either into self-protection or self-support and development.  Read the article to understand how this pattern of behavior became wired and, based on your level of self-managing, what to do about it.