Emotional Expression Struggles
The conversation delves into the challenges of emotional expression, particularly for men, and how societal norms can pressure individuals to repress their feelings. It highlights the concept of meta emotion mismatches in relationships, where differing views on emotions can lead to conflict. Additionally, the discussion touches on how cultural backgrounds can further complicate the expression of emotions, often leading to the suppression of certain feelings.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 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 episodes How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner | Lori Gottlieb, Emily Nagoski — The Knowledge Project #66, #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, and the clips Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and Permission to Feel.