Susan David

Psychologist South African-American Born 1968 (age 58)

South African psychologist known for emotional agility and psychological flexibility.

378 quotes

"Your emotions are not problems to be solved; they are signals to be understood."
Knowledge
"The capacity to sit with discomfort is the hallmark of emotional maturity."
Wisdom
"When you change your relationship with your thoughts, you change your life."
Change
"Fear is just excitement without the breath work."
Humor
"The most authentic you is the one that feels and expresses emotions openly."
"Your values are the north star that should guide all of your decisions."
Leadership
"Emotional agility is the practice of being with what is rather than fighting what is."
Peace
"The stories we inherit from our families shape how we relate to emotions."
Family
"Growth happens not in the comfort zone but in the zone of proximal development."
"You cannot change what you do not acknowledge; awareness is the first step."
Courage
"The gap between your values and your behavior is where suffering lives."
Truth
"Resilience is not a trait you are born with; it is a skill you can develop."
Perseverance
"Your emotions are invitations to reconnect with what matters most."
"The practice of emotional agility is the practice of conscious living."
Wisdom
"When you accept your emotions without judgment, you reclaim your power."
Strength
"We are all broken in different ways; that is what makes us human."
Kindness
"Your pain is not a sign of weakness; it is evidence of your capacity to care."
Courage
"The goal is not to be happy all the time but to be fully alive."
Life
"We get sick from the inside out when we ignore our emotional health."
Health
"Emotional agility is the difference between living and merely existing."
Inspiration
"Your thoughts create your feelings, and your feelings create your actions."
"The only way out is through; avoidance only prolongs the pain."
Courage
"We are not victims of our emotions; we are the creators of our responses."
Power
"The practice of presence is the antidote to anxiety and depression."
"Your worth is not determined by your productivity or your performance."
"We all have an inner compass; the challenge is learning to follow it."
Wisdom
"Emotional agility teaches us that we can be sad and still move forward."
Hope
"The most powerful moment is the one between your trigger and your response."
Freedom
"Your emotions are not your enemies; they are your teachers."
Education
"We suffer when we resist reality; we heal when we accept it."