Understanding Emotions
Jeremy reflects on the importance of allowing children to express their emotions, even over seemingly trivial matters. Zach shares a personal story about his daughter's tears over milk, revealing deeper feelings of missing friends. By addressing the root of their emotions, both dads highlight the power of open communication and emotional support in fostering resilience in their children.In this clip
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How do negative experiences, such as being told how we should feel at a young age or into adulthood, get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This question is in relation to the episode #048: Why You Can’t Just “Get Over It” with Hilary Jacobs Hendel and the clip Authenticity and Attachment, as well as the episodes \[#411: Am I Too Much? Healing Your Wounds with Mom and Reclaiming Your Worth, Why You're Failing to Attract Anyone | Dr. Robert Glover - MP Podcast #105, Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil | Lex Fridman Podcast #357, and Dr. Paul Conti: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Huberman Lab Podcast #75.
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 #048: Why You Can’t Just “Get Over It” with Hilary Jacobs Hendel, the clip Unlocking Core Emotions, episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, 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 my 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 Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm and The Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show and the clip Embracing Grief's Gifts. Additionally, how does this relate to the episode How Pain Becomes Medicine with IN-Q #251 and the clip Letting Go, Self-Awareness?