Emotion as Information

How to Manage Core Emotions

Hilary Jacobs Hendel LCSW

Sex or Soothing?

Needs for soothing and tenderness are basic and natural for all humans. But what happens when a society doesn't sanction those needs, especially for men?

A Therapeutic Hug

The Healing Power of Hugs

Should therapists hug their patients? We may want to rethink the taboo.

How to Release Sadness

Feel like you need a good cry? Here's how to release sadness.

5 Crucial Qualities to Seek in a Partner

Tips for finding a life partner interested in doing the work of an emotionally intimate relationship.

When Depression Is a Symptom of Buried Anger

Depression can heal when it's caused by anger that has been stuck on the body. But how do we safely release it?

Healing-Oriented Versus Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy

Think all psychotherapy is the same? Learn how interventions differ between methods.

Picture a piston: core emotions arise with energetic impulses that push up and out for release.

The Key to Inner Balance

Understanding how emotions work goes a long way toward helping our wellbeing.

When a Relationship Ruptures

Having trouble feeling connected to your loved ones? It helps to understand the concept of rupture and repair.

4 Simple Phrases to Stop Anxious Thoughts

Struggling with anxiety? Remember to talk to yourself with encouraging and supportive words.

How to Manage Pandemic Guilt

Do you feel guilty you're not on the front lines or that you're enjoying self-quarantine? Here's a prescription to transform that guilt into something better.

10 Tips to Prevent Fights With Loved Ones During Quarantine

Families fight when they’re cooped up. These tips will help keep the peace.

The Roots of Chronic and Painful Boredom

Is chronic boredom negatively affecting your life?

Emotions are Physical

Want to improve your emotional and mental health? Learn about how emotions affect the body.

Rupture and Repair

Raising babies to be emotionally healthy adults is perhaps the most important job in the world. The first step is understanding emotions and emotional communication.

6 Concrete Ways to Improve Your Emotional Health

Emotion education has the power to transform anxiety and depression, bolster your confidence, and help you spend more time in calmer and authentic states of being.

When the Holidays are Emotionally Fraught

It's not unusual for the holidays to bring up anxiety. A little emotion education and a few tips will help.

Disgust: A Natural Emotional Response to Abuse

After practicing psychotherapy for several years, disgust emerged as an important emotion for healing trauma from physical, verbal, and sexual abuse.

Botox: Filling More Than Lines and Wrinkles?

If you're young and thinking of ways to alter your appearance because you don't feel good enough, consider your inner emotions and experience.

The Myth of Mind Over Matter

I used to envy Mr. Spock on Star Trek. I didn't want feelings. I ignored them. But then I learned we cannot ignore emotions without consequences. Now I know there is another way.

What Is the Change Triangle?

Don't understand emotions? You're not alone. But knowing a few basic things can truly help us meet life's many challenges.

The Trauma and Shame of Don Draper

Symptoms, like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are just the tip of an iceberg. The story of our traumas and adversities lie below.

7 Ways to Help a Child Deal with Toxic Stress

Is a child you know showing symptoms of anxiety, depression, or other forms of traumatic stress? Here are some guidelines to help.

New Hope for Reversing the Trend in Depression and Suicide

Think depression is only about a flaw in chemistry? Think again.

Five Enlightened Ways to Think About Mental Health

Modern life requires an updated attitude on mental health that will benefit us all.

Going Home For the Holidays When It's Triggering

Are you dreading holiday time with your family? These tips might help.

Emotional Healing and Psychotherapy

What's the difference between conventional talk psychotherapy and experiential psychotherapy?

Peer Support: A Model for People Helping People Heal

We have the power to help each other through emotion education and support.

5 Tips to Get You Through the Kavanaugh Investigation

The Kavanaugh hearings and investigation are causing many people distress. Here are some tips to calm and soothe.

How to Be with Sadness

Going to a funeral used to be a terrifying prospect for me. Walking into a room filled with sadness and grief evoked an intense desire not to be there.

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.

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