Episode 367: Are You Practicing Emotional Fitness?

In this conversation, Drs. Milt Lowder and Gabby Caviedes explore the concept of emotional fitness , which is the ability to understand, manage, and use emotions productively under pressure. They explain why emotional regulation is a defining trait of high performers and how it directly impacts decision-making, relationships, and resilience. The discussion highlights the critical difference between reacting and responding, and offers practical strategies to slow emotional impulses, build self-awareness, and strengthen emotional control. This episode reframes emotional intelligence as a trainable performance advantage, not just a personality trait.