Emotions and Healing
Exploring the complexities of emotional development reveals that many struggles, such as chronic anxiety and depression, stem from repressed feelings. When individuals confront and process emotions they were unable to feel in the past, such as anger or fear, it can lead to significant healing. This welcoming of all emotions, including joy, often feels foreign and intimidating, yet it is essential for emotional well-being.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 as discussed in the episode BREAK ADDICTION: Why You Feel Lost In Life & How To FIND YOURSELF! | Gabor Mate?
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 BREAK ADDICTION: Why You Feel Lost In Life & How To FIND YOURSELF! | Gabor Mate?
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.