Emotions

RESOURCES

Book Recommendations:

“Atlas of the Heart” by Brené Brown

5-Part TV Series on Crave:

“Brene Brown: Atlas of the Heart”

emotions are our friends. It’s true! They are alarm bells sounding, telling us we need to tend to something important. They guide us to our needs. Without them, we would be compromised.

Emotions, at least the negative ones, are not easy to experience. Some of us have experienced emotional pain that is worse than any imaginable physical pain. And yet without physical pain we would all have died of infections or be limbless long ago. As it is with emotions. Their value is immeasurable.

Like two ends of a battery, our positive and negative emotions connect us to our needs systems. They also have the potential to connect us to each other, fostering empathy and compassion. However, as much as we are technologically advanced, we have a lot of catching up to do with regards to understanding our emotions, knowing what to do with them, and expressing them. The good news is that there is a lot of ongoing research out there to help us out.