Understanding Emotions
This section explores the fascinating world of human emotion. Together we'll examine why emotions exist, what purpose they serve, how they are shaped by our biology, experiences, relationships and culture, and why some emotions can feel so much bigger than others. We'll explore common emotional experiences such as anxiety, anger, sadness, shame, guilt, joy and love, while also unpacking concepts like emotional regulation, resilience, how emotions are experienced in the body and self-awareness.
The goal is not to eliminate difficult emotions or replace them with constant happiness. Rather, it is to develop a deeper understanding of the messages emotions may be trying to communicate, and to learn how to respond to them with greater curiosity, compassion and skill. If you’re a client of mine you’ve probably heard me prattle on about how I think we are largely ‘feeling phobic’. But the better we understand our emotional world, the better equipped we become to navigate life, relationships and ourselves.
What If There Was Never Anything Wrong With You?
We are all imperfect creatures carrying imperfect minds through an imperfect world, doing our best with the equipment we inherited and the experiences that shaped us. We will succeed sometimes. We will fail often. We will hurt others. We will be hurt ourselves. We will get things right and wrong in equal measure.
That is not evidence that we are defective. That is evidence that we belong. Stop asking whether we are worthy of being human and start recognising that we always were.