Hello, Thrivers. This is Laura Monk with Thrive Therapy and Counseling. And in this podcast today, I wanted to talk about emotions. And there are a couple analogies that I like to use when I'm talking about emotions with my clients. One of them is you want to think of emotions as being like a child inside of a car
Laura Monk
@ThriveLauraMonk · 5:00
We allow ourselves to feel them. Often it's better to feel our emotions in private or with a trusted friend who is not a part of the reason why we're having the big emotions, or with a therapist. So in other words, don't have the emotions that you're feeling with the person who, let's say, is making you angry, or the person who is making you sad, or the person who is making you frustrated. That's not going to help your emotions
Laura Monk
@ThriveLauraMonk · 0:45
I thought it would be a good idea to include a link to a good video on YouTube that talks about how our hormones will affect our mood and our emotions. And I highly recommend listening to this. And if you find that you struggle with dramatic mood swings or are suffering with your emotions, that you go and get a hormone, check with your doctor. So speak to your doctor about getting your hormones tested, and that could be a main factor with why you might be struggling with your emotions
