Passionate about building an emotionally intelligent world.

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Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, manage, and express your emotions while recognizing and constructively responding to the feelings of others.

It’s essential for personal growth, strong relationships, and career success, enhancing communication, decision-making, collaboration, and leadership impact.

And we are dedicated to helping as many people achieve it through courses, webinars, workshops, community, and guides.

We are a learning platform that scales emotional intelligence education to both individuals and businesses, combining the accessibility of digital learning with the impact of workplace training.

While most EQ trainings focus solely on behavioral science to guide their practices, FlourishEQ draws insights from both ancient and modern philosophical traditions and combines them with innovative empirical research to offer wisdom and data that inspire and add value to individuals and organizations.

Myisha Cherry started FlourishEQ because she saw a gap between knowing about emotions and actually using them to transform our lives and work. As a philosopher, author, and educator, she spent years exploring how emotions shape our decisions, our relationships, and our potential. She saw talented people—leaders, teams, and individuals—struggle not because they lacked knowledge, but because they lacked the emotional tools to navigate challenges, inspire trust, and thrive.

Myisha created FlourishEQ to close that gap.

Unlike large-scale programs that can feel impersonal or overly formal, Flourish EQ is intentionally designed to be accessible and relatable for both the young and the seasoned, across diverse cultural experiences.

Our approach is informed by real life, not just boardrooms, and while we take growth seriously, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. That means you’ll find practical wisdom, cultural nuance, and a welcoming tone that makes emotional intelligence something you actually want to practice.

Our mission is to make emotional intelligence practical, actionable, and accessible so anyone, anywhere, can grow, lead, and thrive.

Meet Myisha

Myisha Cherry is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. She is also the Director of the Emotion and Society Lab. Her research is primarily concerned with the role of emotions and attitudes in public life.

Cherry’s books include UnMuted: Conversations on Prejudice, Oppression, and Social Justice (Oxford University Press) and, co-edited with Owen Flanagan, The Moral Psychology of Anger (Rowman & Littlefield). She is the author of The Case for Rage: Why Anger is Essential to Anti-racist Struggle published by Oxford University Press and Failures of Forgiveness,” published by Princeton University Press. Her forthcoming book includes “How to Love” currently under contract at Riverhead Press (US) and Basic Books (UK). Her work on emotions and race has appeared in The Atlantic, Boston Review, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Huffington Post, WomanKind, and New Philosopher Magazine. Cherry is also the host of the UnMute Podcast, where she interviews philosophers about the social and political issues of our day. 

Cherry travels around the world to help people rethink emotions, learn how to unleash the power of emotions, and improve emotional intelligence in their interpersonal and social lives. She has given invited lectures and talks at over 100 colleges and universities, including Harvard Business School, Stanford University, Princeton University, and the University of Oxford, as well as organizations dedicated to improving work culture like House of Beautiful Business.

We can help you …

Become self-aware

Become Emotionally Balanced

Learn Cutting-edge Research

Build your Confidence

Handle Stress and Frustration

Apply Ancient Wisdom

Communicate in Conflict

Lead and Influence Others

Achieve Personal Growth