Embracing Psychological Distress
Lisa discusses the value of negative emotions, highlighting how psychological distress can provide valuable insights, guide decision-making, and foster personal growth, challenging the cultural aversion to discomfort.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 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? 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? This was discussed in 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.