Emotion as Information

How to Manage Core Emotions

Hilary Jacobs Hendel LCSW

What Neuroscience and Emotion Theory Teach About Bullies

Understanding bullying is the key to ending it. Looking at through the lens of emotions theory may help.

Why Can't I Shut Off My Mind?

Can't turn your mind off? This practice helps.

Head, Heart, Repeat

Do you know the difference between a thought and an emotion? Experience the difference and begin the journey to know yourself more deeply.

What Everyone Needs to Know About Self-Harm

When I met Renee she told me she was nervous all of the time. And, she was cutting herself.

Why Do I Feel So Inadequate?

Despite all his good fortune, this man could not shake the nagging feeling that he wasn’t enough.

Why Verbal Abuse Hurts So Much

Why verbal abuse led to symptoms of trauma for a young woman, and how she healed.

It's Not Always Depression

How can it be that a seemingly depressed person, one who shows clinical symptoms, doesn’t respond to antidepressants or psychotherapy?