Accessing Emotions
Alex reflects on his journey with grief after losing his father, expressing a desire to better access and fully experience his emotions. He shares insights on the importance of emotional awareness and how it can provide valuable data about one's desires and experiences. Both he and Ali explore the struggle of feeling emotions in a society that often discourages vulnerability, emphasizing the need for intentional emotional engagement.In this clip
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How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episode The Best Moments Of Modern Wisdom (2024), the episode How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner | Lori Gottlieb, the episode Emily Nagoski — The Knowledge Project #66, the episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, and the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and the clip Permission to Feel.
Can you provide some insights on how to address the feelings stemming from childhood experiences with my father, who tortured and abandoned my mother and me? I often feel that these experiences are the reason I overthink and have deep thoughts. This question relates to the episode "Unlocking Secure Attachment: The Nervous System's Role in Our Relationships" with Sarah Baldwin, the clip "Grieving What Was," the episode "Psychotherapist's Hacks on How to Change Your Life | Lori Gottlieb on Impact Theory," the episode "440: Dr. Ari Langdon on Working Through Trauma & Understanding the Mind/Body Connection," the episode "Authentically Developing Self-Worth | Being Well Podcast," and the clip "Nurturing Inner Parts."