Emotional Response-Ability: A Breakthrough in Emotional Mastery - Fulfillment Focus

Emotional Response-Ability: A Breakthrough in Emotional Mastery

Fulfillment Focus for May, 2025

by Maurice Thibodeau
🕒 6-minute read

Over the years, I’ve trained with—and learned from—some of the most brilliant minds in emotional development. But recently, I experienced something that felt like a breakthrough.

I completed a training called Coaching Leaders with Emotional Response-Ability, created by behavioral scientist Charles Jones, founder of The Institute for Adaptive Mastery.

In this post, I’ll share my honest review of the training, break down the key principles you can start using right away, and explain why I believe this body of work is a game-changer in emotional regulation and personal growth.

And if this resonates with you—even a little—make sure to read to the end, where I’ll invite you to a free live workshop with Charles himself happening Tuesday, May 27 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. Trust me, you’ll want to be there.

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Mental & Emotional Health: The Power of Processing Emotions

6-min-to-read

Let’s start with a question:

How do you currently process emotions?

Do you have a effective methods, or do you more often fall into unconscious protective strategies like avoidance, distraction, and numbing?

Processing emotions—both everyday stressors and deeper past imprints—is essential for mental well-being. If emotions aren't processed, they don’t just disappear; they store in the body, influencing decisions, energy, and even physical health. Let’s break this down into two key areas:

1. Processing Everyday Stress

We all experience stressors like work deadlines, traffic, your partner chewing too loud, your housemates leaving dishes left in the sink, <insert your daily tasks here: _______________>.

These daily frustrations might seem minor, but when left unchecked, they add up.

Think of it like carrying a backpack. Each of your daily stressors (when left unchecked) represents a rock you put into ...