Name That Feeling

“I feel bad.” In the other chair, my client slipped off her shoes and pulled her knees to her chest. Her blue jeans strained across her thighs. Her long brown hair fell across her tearful face. I leaned forward. “Bad. Does that mean sad, disappointed, angry, irritated, anxious, fearful, confused, or something else?” “I dunno. …

Permission to Feel

What strategies do you use to process your painful emotions? Can you label them? Do you know what sadness feels like? Do you know how fear feels? What does anger do to your insides? Sad, mad, glad, and fear. Those are often considered the four basic categories of emotions. Labeling is the first step. A …