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Not Your Grandma’s Recipe for Processing Emotions
Emotions shape every decision we make and every action we take-or avoid. Today, we wrap up our enlightening series on emotions with a...
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Aug 7, 20243 min read

The Snack Trap: How I Escaped
Can avoiding emotions lead to addiction? This is a question many of us might not have considered, but it's an important one to explore....
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Jul 10, 20243 min read


The Hidden Costs of Reacting to Emotions
Have you ever had someone criticize something you said or did, and you immediately snapped back with a reason or excuse? Maybe you even...
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Jun 26, 20243 min read


The Cost of Emotion Shunning – Resisting
A major cost of shunning emotions is a lack of peace. Think of a toddler pulling on your leg for attention, a colleague pushing for a...
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Jun 12, 20242 min read


Confessions of an Emotion Shunner
For much of my life, I've taken pride in my ability to keep emotions at bay. Emotions, I believed, only got in the way of progress. After...
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May 30, 20242 min read
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