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Our emotions are neurochemical physical pain sensations.
They deserve the same compassion that we give to someone in any other form of pain.
When you show compassion towards someone's emotional pain you aren't "encouraging" them to wallow in emotions ..you're giving them the chance to feel understood and supported in the midst of suffering.
In this video, you'll learn how chronic anger and irritation could be a sign of unresolved trauma in your nervous system, and how processing those stories and finding safe spaces to feel grief and powerlessness can be the cure.
Avoid focusing too much on fairness when teaching kids, as it can create a belief that good behavior is always rewarded and bad behavior is always punished, leading to the dangerous belief that they deserve any trauma they experience, instead use relational motivation to guide them towards making good choices.
In this video, we learn how attachment experiences can affect the way we process trauma, with empathy and compassion being key to healing and preventing feelings of guilt, blame and shame that can linger long after an event has ended.