Early in her therapy journey, Jennette McCurdy found herself filling out a worksheet titled “How Do You Feel About Your Feelings?” It turns out the answer was complicated. “I was shocked,” she ...
The emotional zeitgeist of 2024 is “feel your feelings.” We are encouraged to have “all the feels” and to share them, openly, honestly, authentically, all the time. But, how should we do this and ...
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Stoicism and psychotherapy share a common misconception about them, as well as a common overarching remedy. The misconception is that their aim is emotional suppression, and the remedy, the opposite ...
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When other people feel deeply connected to you almost immediately, even if they don't tell you to your face, there will be ...
There is nothing better than the best feelings in the world. It's hard to describe them, but when you feel them, you don't want to let them go. When it comes to the best feeling ever, different ...
Parenting can be hard and can feel especially overwhelming when children have strong emotions, such as anger, frustration or ...
The old adage "Nobody gets through this life unscathed" applies to everyday life, and as any entrepreneur will tell you, boy, is it true when starting a business. Life in a startup is exciting and ...