7 11, 2022

What are Your Emotional Hot Buttons That “Light You Up?”

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Have you ever had your hot buttons pushed? If you’re a human being and experience emotions at all, you have with almost absolute certainty. Your heart starts pounding, your breathing shortens, adrenaline courses through your veins, you begin to sweat, you feel very strong emotions (usually fear or anger), you feel a strong compulsion to [...]

7 09, 2021

What’s in Your Emotional Chamber of Pain? (Part I)

By | September 7th, 2021|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

My experience, both professionally and personally, is that few people emerge from childhood unscathed from their upbringings. You get your psychological and emotional baggage from your parents (e.g., neglect, abuse), peers (e.g., rejection, bullying), traumatic experiences (e.g., loss of a parent or sibling), or popular culture (e.g., unhealthy values, expectations), to name a few. Sadly, [...]