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The Case for Embracing Our Emotions

James Gross Ph.D. on February 29, 2024

Understanding and expressing your emotions can lead to self-awareness, stronger relationships, and enhanced well-being. What does it take and how can you get started?

Understanding and expressing your emotions can lead to self-awareness, stronger relationships, and enhanced well-being. What does it take and how can you get started?

Emotions
How to See Your Feelings More Clearly

James Gross Ph.D. on January 27, 2024

Understanding and expressing our emotions is important for mental health and relationships. By learning more about emotions, we can improve our emotional awareness.

Understanding and expressing our emotions is important for mental health and relationships. By learning more about emotions, we can improve our emotional awareness.

Emotions
How to Change the Course of Your Emotions

James Gross Ph.D. on November 20, 2023

How do we react better to situations so that our emotions don't get the best of us? Emotion scientists have boiled it down to a three-word answer: Trust the process.

How do we react better to situations so that our emotions don't get the best of us? Emotion scientists have boiled it down to a three-word answer: Trust the process.