If you notice that you’re being controlling, hypercritical, or manipulative, pause… ask yourself, am I frightened about something? If you’re feeling bored, jealous, guilty, shame, or impatient, pause…
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Burying our emotions alive…
The problem with burying (suppressing) your anger (or any emotion) is that you bury it alive. It’s great when we can truly drop an upset and just let
Resisting Feelings
We speak a lot about the importance of paying attention to what you do to stop yourself from feeling what you’re authentically feeling. Suppressing our feelings takes a
Do you have an allergy to your emotions?
An allergy is a reaction to what is usually a harmless foreign substance. Our immune system treats the foreign substance e.g. pollen, peanuts, dust, etc. as if it
You Hurt My Feelings
"You hurt my feelings" is something most of us dread hearing. As such, we often bend ourselves into pretzels to avoid hearing it, or use it as a
How do you treat an overreaction?
Sometimes it is the easiest to see what causes us to overreact around the people most dear to us. Someone leaves a cabinet door open, or a dish
What makes you say thank you?
What you say thank you for says a lot about you. We don’t mean the perfunctory ones that are often tossed around throughout our day. We mean the
What does resistance cost you?
If you’ve ever wondered why it is that we go on and on about the importance of feeling your feelings, the reason behind it is a bit sneaky.
Declaring vs. Exploring
Have you noticed that when you are frightened, you make more declarative statements? For example: I’m lost I can’t do this They will never understand me It’s hopeless
Don’t Drive Angry
Somewhere along the way we heard that Bill Watterson said that when he works, it never looks like it. For him, working was staring up at the clouds