Practical Emotional Intelligence: Oxytocin Versus Cortisol

  Some time ago, while surfing the net, I came across a video about practical emotional intelligence. It was a short, but interesting lecture by Marian Rojas-Estapé. In it, she recounted that once, in an underground parking lot, returning to her car, a mugger had tried to rob her but she’d managed to escape. The most interesting thing was not how she managed to get rid of the threat, but how she managed to calm down afterward. Marian confessed that the experience upset her a lot. She drove home feeling extremely anxious. On the way, she spoke with her husband…