Embracing Emotional States
Rich and Guru Singh discuss the importance of accepting and embracing the full range of human emotions, including sadness and grief. They challenge societal expectations of constant happiness and address the rise of chronic states of depression in today's world.In this clip
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Can joy and sadness coexist in grief as discussed in the episode How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down w/ Corey Keyes and the clip Flourishing and Languishing, as well as in episode 329: Why we’re all so stressed | Positive psychiatrist Samantha Boardman, M.D. and the clip Embracing Negative Emotions?
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.
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, as discussed in the episode 311: Susan David | How to Improve Your Emotional Agility and the clip Authentic Happiness?