The power of the pause : how emotional intelligence helps you respond instead of react

Abstract

Have you ever sent a text you regretted five seconds later? Or said 鈥測es鈥� when every fibre of your body was screaming 鈥渘o鈥�? We've all been there - caught in a moment that felt automatic, where emotion took the wheel before logic could fasten its seatbelt.

That鈥檚 where the power of the pause comes in.

It鈥檚 that tiny, invisible space between what triggers us and how we respond - and it can change everything. Especially for women, learning to pause isn鈥檛 about silence or suppression. It鈥檚 about reclaiming choice, grounding our emotions, and responding with intention rather than reaction. [excerpt]