Emotional Health and Literacy

The common belief is that there are a set of "bad" or "negative" emotions and a set of "good" or "positive" emotions. Often, the goal is to learn how to eliminate negative feelings in order to encourage the positive.

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It's true that some emotions are more comfortable to feel while others make us squirm. What is equally true is that we need the full range of our emotional experiences if we're going to fully engage in a rich and worthwhile life.

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Join my as we talk about some common myths  that surround emotion, including the dilemma of negative vs. positive emotions. We'll also:

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• define toxic positivity and how it isolates us from connecting with ourselves and others.

• learn how to broaden our emotional vocabulary and how to express ourselves emotionally and why that's important. 

• consider the emotional life of Christ and talk about His Atonement from an emotional perspective. 

• discuss the purpose of "negative" emotions and how to reframe them.

• work on strategies to help you learn about your own emotional experience and how to create self-awareness in your effort to become emotionally regulated. 

• and more...

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You will also be given a detailed handout for easy reference and note taking.

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