The Maverick Clinic

Lets talk emotions!

I am a firm believer that there are no such things as positive or negative emotions. What is positive or negative about them? Who decides this? 🤷‍♀️

I prefer to talk about emotions as comfortable and uncomfortable or manageable and difficult. It is not the emotion that is positive or negative, it is what we do with the emotion that could be seen in that way (aka our behaviour!).

I love this little picture on how to manage when we experience difficult emotions. Check it out and try the steps next time you find yourself judging an emotion, or trying to numb the emotion. We need to feel to heal - sit with the discomfort - not forever, just until you can move into a place of comfort and acceptance.

There is growing evidence that indicates that emotional intelligence is a greater indicator of future success than IQ! Name your emotions. Feel your emotions. Teach your children about their emotions and share with them all about your own. A child that can name their own emotion, witness emotion in others and move through the emotion is a child that is set for life.

How do you work through your emotions? What works for you?

May you all have a blessed Easter.

Some beautiful words by a prisoner in the US.

If you have a spare 10 minutes today I encourage you to watch this little TED talk ✌

"Redemption Song" John Legend is on a mission to transform America's criminal justice system. Through his Free America campaign, he's encouraging rehabilitation and healing in our prisons, jails and detention centers -- and giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time. With a spoken-...