Research in nonverbal communication has suggested that various body cues can reveal a lot about an individual. From your ...
Our bodies often know about our emotions before we do. It's often hard for us to recognize and parse our emotions, especially if we're going through it or have a long history of struggles and trauma.
A few years ago, I was sitting outside with my neighbor Paul. He’s in his seventies now, the kind of man who still mows his ...
Have you ever felt like there was a pit in your stomach? What about a flutter in your heart? It turns out that the anatomical connections we make with certain emotions and feelings — what researchers ...
Many of us grow up learning to suppress our feelings instead of understanding them. We're taught to "toughen up" or to prioritize productivity or practicality over emotional well-being. But the truth ...
I walked into a meeting last year where two colleagues were in the middle of a tense disagreement. I wasn’t involved. I didn’t even know what they were arguing about. But within five minutes, my chest ...
Recently, a client sat across from me, tense and frustrated: “I meditate, I journal, I try to reframe my thoughts, but this anxiety and brain fog won’t go away. What am I missing?” I’ve heard versions ...
Editor’s note: Shift Your Mindset is an occasional series from CNN’s Mindfulness, But Better team. We talk to experts about how to do things differently to live a better life. Psychotherapist Nicole ...
Somatic therapy, also called somatic experiencing therapy, is a therapeutic approach that helps you process physical symptoms of trauma, abuse, or stress stored in the body. Somatic therapy can be ...
The way we carry ourselves, our body language, tone and even unspoken thoughts can influence our environment, shaping interactions and relationships more than we realize. You may have experienced ...
When an emotion arises, how do you usually respond? For many, suppression and analysis are the default, but truly processing emotions is key to healing and stronger connections. Most of us were never ...