Emotional Development

One area we struggle most with is how we think about and work with our own emotions. We often either shut down and avoid “difficult” emotions, or we become emotionally volatile or easily triggered; both indicators what we don’t have an equanimous relationship to our own emotions. And we likely didn’t learn how to relate to our emotions in healthy ways. It’s endemic in our culture and so our parents likely didn’t know how either. Until we learn another way, we’ll likely pass on these patterns t