A brief consideration of neuroticism
Category: emotional literacy
Unhelpful behaviours …
Many of our behaviours are driven by emotions we are not even aware of.
Something happens…
I delivered a service!
The ‘back story’ of our reactions
How to get more emotional intelligence!
Befriend your negative emotions, be a bit more mindful and kick bad habits!
Learning to endure uncomfortable emotions helps us thrive!
You’re stupid!
Supposing someone called you stupid. How would you react? Well, most of us would answer with, ‘it depends’ because it…
The Threat, Drive and Soothe systems
I have mentioned the research of Paul Gilbert before about how he links emotions to survival by categorising them into…
Beat the back-to-school blues -take 5 minutes each day to talk about feelings
I am sure most adults can recall the feelings towards the end of each August when the return to school…
Our Comfort Zones!
We often hear people describe things as, ‘outside my comfort zone’ and when they do, it’s usually to describe doing…
The (insert emotion) Brain
There is no doubt that our emotions affect our thinking – often quite significantly – but seldom do many people…
Emotions and Decision Making
There is a consensus floating about ‘out there’ that emotions should be totally by-passed when it comes to making sensible…
Dealing with Children’s Anger – Reactively and Proactively
A lot of what is included in this post can also be found in my blog posts elsewhere but as…