The Emotional Intelligence Skills Workbook: Improve Communication and Build Stronger Relationships

This is truly quite possibly the most useful, coherent, and straightforward self-help workbook I have come across so far that essentially anyone could benefit from. I purchased my own copy a year and a half ago, and I’m still impressed by this workbook. I’m a student doctor of clinical psychology and diagnostician and I always read through books before I recommend them to anyone, and I’m so glad this one caught my attention when it did. This workbook is very generalizable without much of a target audience because anyone can benefit from these skills. They’re easy to learn and very practical to use, all while allowing you to live more authentically and maintain healthy social relationships. There isn’t a bunch of field jargon or clinical terminology that make some books difficult to follow or to keep using, especially for those who may not be as familiar with clinical terms. This workbook is very engaging and extremely easy to read, and I think adults and teens both could get a lot of helpful tools from this workbook.

Let me be very clear on this; Emotions play a crucial role in designing your mind and body. You might have come across individuals who take pride in saying that - Things don’t affect them easily. Well, let me break the ice for you. Our specialty to feel something or go through a set of thoughts makes us humans. Stephanie Catella who is a PSYD (Doctor of Psychology) and Matthew McKay who holds a PhD explains the detailed version of emotional intelligence and ways to work on them, so that you build a strong and better relationships not only with other but also with your own feelings. With 11 chapters, covering across the landscape the book guides you through basic to advance practices of managing your emotions. The book teaches about the importance of separating oneself with overwhelming emotions. On the other hand, the book also clarifies details on how we can ride through different emotional wave and still be intact and not let it affect us. Communication being the most important aspect of emotions, the book teaches how to express emotions clearly and listen actively, fostering better understanding and stronger relationships. The book also offers techniques to enhance empathy and build emotional connections, which are essential for personal and professional relationships. The penultimate chapter discusses the importance of regular practice in developing EI skills. It includes exercises and real life scenarios to help readers integrate these skills into their daily lives. The best part about the book is it not only in the details but also within the exercises that every chapter contains. This will help readers learn more about EI on the go. A well written book that is enjoyable and motivating at the same time.

The emotional intelligence skills workbook is an amazing tool for folks seeking a self help book, clients already in therapy and wanting a supplement to their work and clinicians alike. The book synthesizes all of the most salient skills from emotion efficacy therapy (an approach grounded in skills to expose self to difficult emotions and act in more values aligned ways) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapt to help people learn how to ride emotional waves, manage the emotions that can get in the way of connecting in a values aligned way and learn how to communicate more skillfully. So many of us think we are “good communicators” and have “emotional intelligence” because we are successful at work or have been told we are empathic. However, nearly all of us could benefit from learning more skills to support emotional intelligence. This book encourages folks to dig deeper and recognize that true emotional intelligence is linked to the ability to identify, cope and regulate emotions, and connect thoughtfully and skillfully with others.

This valuable resource was packed with evidence-based strategies to navigate challenging conversations while nurturing meaningful relationships with friends, family, and colleagues. I am a sucker for PRACTICAL support, and the worksheets were incredibly useful in helping me apply the strategies to my everyday life. I have ADHD, and my emotions can feel overwhelming and intense at times. I recently had an upsetting interaction with my boss and used "Situation-Specific Coping Thoughts" for distressing situations with intense emotions. It helped me "ride the wave" of emotional intensity and return to an emotionally regulated state. Having a go-to guide (and worksheets!) at my fingertips has been a game changer. I cannot think of one person who does not need these strategies. Life is stressful; emotional dysregulation makes it more challenging, so get some practical tools and coping strategies with this book!

Clear, accessible book. The worksheets are useful, easy to use, step by step. I appreciate I can go on line and print them out. The free tools on the Harbinger website are a great help. I will be going back to this book again and again. It can be used as a resource, in addition to working through it from beginning to end. I can go to the section I might need right now or as a refresher. Most of all, I like the tone of voice of the authors... kind, reasonable, friendly and helpful. While the book is very professional and the authors are obviously trained and skilled, they have written a book that feels enjoyable and confident and practices what it teaches. I highly recommend.