Recognizing True Feelings
Amy and Mark discuss the importance of recognizing and acknowledging our true feelings, even if they contradict our beliefs about a relationship. They explore how childhood experiences can lead to misinterpreting pain as love, and the power of separating our ideas from our actual experiences.In this clip
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#021: How To Say Goodbye To Unavailable People, Forever! with Amy Young
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How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episode How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner | Lori Gottlieb, the episode Emily Nagoski — The Knowledge Project #66, the episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, and the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and the clip Permission to Feel.
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions, as discussed in the episode #021: How To Say Goodbye To Unavailable People, Forever! with Amy Young, the clip Recognizing True Feelings, and the episode 198: Mark Manson | Channeling Hope, Choosing Problems, and Changing Values?
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episodes How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner | Lori Gottlieb, Emily Nagoski — The Knowledge Project #66, #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, and the clips Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and Permission to Feel.