Discover more about your emotions, what function they serve in your life, and how to better respond to your feelings and mood on a daily basis.
The 4 Fundamental Pillars of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence includes 4 different pillars that determine our ability to navigate our emotional world. These pillars include: self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills.
The Physical Sensations Behind Emotions: Improving Awareness of the Mind-Body Connection
When you experience an emotion, how does it feel in your body? Learn how to identify the physical sensations behind your emotions to become more self-aware and emotionally intelligent.
Emotional Valence vs. Arousal: Two-Dimensional Model for Emotions
The two-dimensional model of emotions is a simple but helpful way to classify your emotions and better understand them. It categorizes emotions based on their degree of "valence" and "arousal."
5 Signs You’re a Slave to Your Emotions
Here are 5 warning signs that you're becoming a slave to your emotions.
Question Your Feelings: The Power of Self-Analysis
Your feelings can be misleading if you always react to them without thinking. At times, it's a good idea to step back and question them. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do this.
7 Ways to Connect More With Your Emotional Self
Do you have difficulty expressing your emotions in a healthy way? Here are important tips and advice for connecting more with your "emotional self."
Negative Emotions: Create A Plan to Respond to Them in a Healthy Way
The current way you respond to your negative emotions doesn't have to be the only way. Create a plan and choose a new way to respond to your negative emotions before they happen.
This Too Shall Pass: A Lesson In Impermanence
"This too shall pass" is a great mantra that teaches us the power of impermanence. The essential idea is that no matter what you are currently going through in life, it's ultimately temporary and will change.
How to Communicate Your Feelings Without Becoming an Emotional Manipulator
It's important to be open and honest when you communicate your feelings to others, but we also have to be careful not to turn ourselves into "emotional manipulators."