Emotional Ethics - How to Deal with Toxic People
Emotional Ethics - How to Deal with Toxic People
We are often faced with the challenge of having to deal--or at minimum cope--with people whose contentious thoughts and attitudes can have a negative impact on our daily lives. On a recent episode of “Break It Down Brown,” host Ja Marr Brown visited with Christy Parker, a highly trained expert, speaker, author and consultant who specializes in dealing with toxic people. Ms. Parker is also the founder of Emotional Ethics, a company that focuses on positive change management. Parker explains that toxic people are the individuals in our personal and professional lives who may have an adverse effect in our pursuit of success, happiness and well-being. During the program, Parker breaks down how to recognize and effectively deal with toxic individuals. When Brown asks Parker what made her want to study how to spot and deal with toxic people, she starts by saying that she was not raised in an environment of toxic people. However, her experience in the professional world was very different. Parker says, “I felt like I was being manipulated, could not be myself and could not speak up anymore.” This led to a feeling of depression and really not knowing how to deal with her own feelings, not to mention the individuals who were stirring those feeling within her. As a result, she developed a passion for studying how to effectively deal with toxic people. During the course of the discussion, Parker gives a general overview of what toxic people do. She says, “they have tools to get what they want, and will put themselves in environments where they get what they want and surround themselves with people who give them what they want.” One way people can effectively identity toxic people, according to Parker, is to trust your intuition. She says many people don’t trust their intuition because of lies they have been told in the past. She says that she helps people deal with this during her coaching sessions by validating them and helping them to trust their intuition. Parker addresses the effects of toxic people on a person’s health by saying that negative hormones are stimulated during one’s interaction with offending individuals, and if one is consistently around a toxic person, it can make them ill or exacerbate an illness they already have. Throughout the program, Parker provides tips and information on how to spot and deal with the toxic people in our lives. Those interested in learning more about Christy Parker, may visit her website at emotionalethics.com To be a guest on the “Break It Down Brown” show, or to view additional “Break It Down” episodes, you may visit jamarrbrown.com or call (949) 371-9077 Read the full article















