Feeling It Physically: How Emotions Manifest in the Body and What It Means
Where do specific emotions physically manifest in the body? A study by Nummenmaa et al. (2013) asked over 700 participants to color in areas of their body where they felt increased or decreased sensations when provided with different emotional cues. The results were striking: universally, emotions were experienced in consistent places in the body.
Navigating Triggers: Unveiling Paths to Healing and Growth
Triggers. They're familiar to us all. Often, they are unwelcome stressors or disturbances we try to avoid at all costs. But what if I told you that triggers could actually be catalysts for transformation? As we learn to approach our triggers with compassion, awareness, and proactivity, we unveil paths to growth, healing, and profound change.
Distinguishing Perception From Feeling & Why It’s Important
Perceptions are meaning-making – they are an interpretation of experience, and help to shape our understanding of the world around us. But feelings are experience – they don’t lie. The ability to distinguish between perceptions and feelings can be tricky, but gives us the power to better manage our emotional wellbeing.
So, how do we differentiate between the two?
Finding Freedom in the Space Between
When you find yourself in a tense situation, its adrenaline effect creates a gap between your action and reaction. A minuscule second that’s barely noticeable, yet large enough to cause either an impulsive reaction or a pensive action. In that second, how can we gain freedom?