The importance of acknowledging and managing your emotions rather than letting them control you, as illustrated by feeling intimidated by those in positions of power.
When we try to fight back tears, our autonomic nervous system keeps our glottis open, causing difficulty in swallowing and the sensation of a lump in the throat.
We cannot control what happens to us, but we can always choose how we feel about it. It may be unnatural, but feeling grateful for even the bad things can lead to a happier life.
This podcast discusses the methods to shift our emotions and the characteristics required to do so, such as psychological mindedness and recognizing that change does not always require others to change.
The internal state of stress or calmness matching the demands on us determines if emotions are interpreted as good or bad. Learning how to take control of stress by understanding neuronal systems in our body and brain can lead to better self-regulation of emotions and increased agency in life.
This episode discusses the importance of expressing your emotions, good or bad, and why it's crucial to tell people how you feel. It also touches upon the speaker's personal experience with being bullied and mistreated for most of their life.
The podcast explores the challenges of expressing emotions through language and how people resort to varying creative strategies to articulate their feelings.
A discussion about a comment made by an edgy individual regarding another person, and the emotional response of that person's loved ones.
The guest and hosts discuss the balance between being tough and sensitive, and how an aggressive exterior can often be a defense mechanism for deep sensitivity.
Author Elif Shafak discusses the importance of recognizing the role of emotions in our lives and how they affect memory. She emphasizes that it's not a matter of whether we feel emotions, but how we respond to them.
The speaker shares techniques for redirecting emotions towards positive outcomes, such as imagining bill payments as a way to help support families and feeling the impact that one's spending has on the local economy. The key takeaway is to focus on creating a positive impact in the world, rather than dwelling on negative emotions from the past or present.
During an interview, the narrator had an emotional outburst and began crying, prompting questioning from the interviewer and embarrassment from the narrator.
The protagonist describes the various scents he has experienced such as military rations and martyrs' testosterone, and his observations of the physical condition of the captives and the environment around him.
In this episode, the speaker discusses how channeling jealousy into productivity and celebrating others can lead to personal growth and eliminate feelings of jealousy. The speaker also talks about the power of choice in mitigating the effects of negative emotions and avoiding a dark path.
The speaker talks about how getting genuinely interested and curious about how it feels to experience emotions such as anger is a good way to become more clear and skilled.
The host talks about how it feels to be complimented in the midst of a struggle and how some people can be harmful in the way they bring up certain points.
A person shares how they felt when they were going through a tough time and how their brother-in-law found them in a bar.
The speaker talks about the impact of their difficult childhood on the way they handle emotions in the present day, and how it can sometimes be challenging. They also touch on the topic of suppressing emotions in certain situations.
This transcript talks about how Dr. Lisa Kennedy teaches on managing negative emotions. She gives the advice to recognize the negative feeling and then go up to your brain and figure out why you feel that way.
Liam becomes extremely angry after talking to his mother, leaving Hannah surprised and taken aback.
The process of reappraisal involves reevaluating a situation and looking at it from a different perspective to overcome negative emotions, such as questioning, lack of trust, fear, or the belief that one could have done it better. By doing so, it can open up to different emotions and reduce suffering.
The key to letting go of dysfunctional emotions is prioritizing knowledge acquisition over being right and avoiding getting stuck on past experiences.
The speaker suggests coping with emotions by listening to podcasts with keywords related to how you feel, comforting yourself that others are going through the same thing as you and reminding yourself that change is the only constant in life.
JJ's freedom comes down to the signature of a governor who would later leave office in a sex scandal. Uncontrollable emotions hinder one woman's ability to get out of bed.
A discussion about handling frustration and anger, including the benefits and drawbacks of each emotion and how to cope with not getting the affection you want from a pet.
The speaker seems to be in shock and keeps repeating "Oh my God."
The speaker discusses the challenge of pretending to feel emotions when they are not actually present, such as when reading a script for an acting role.
