Some insight from Heidi...Four Steps for Working with Emotion
Do you ever have days where you need to remind yourself that it’s okay to feel intense emotions? That it’s actually very normal! Especially during particularly challenging times, exploring and expressing emotions can become a supportive part of a daily practice.
I have found this four step cycle hugely helpful and transformative when dealing with emotional overload and challenges.
NOTICE AND NAME what is happening and how you feel about it. Noticing is when you recognize that something isn’t quite “right”. This commonly shows up in the body. Naming is when you are able to identify the specific emotion you are feeling. For example, you might start with a broad term such as “yucky”, and then narrow it down sadness and finally to grief.
PAY ATTENTION to what the energy and information is telling you. All emotions are messengers which provide us with useful information and energy.
DECIDE what you want to do with the information and energy. Using your values (what really matters to you) as a reference, take a moment to CHOOSE what you want do with the new insights you have gained, rather than being reactive.
TAKE ACTION to create the life you want to live. Do something that moves you towards the life you want to live. Even a small action such as sending an email, watering a plant or going for a walk can make a big difference.
Next time you’re feeling an emotional overload, try moving through this cycle of four steps, noticing and naming what happens!
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Starting Feb 5th, 2022, S.O.A.R. is offering a free online 16-session peer support training for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse of all genders who have progressed sufficiently in their recovery that they feel ready to assist others in healing. Training will be held on alternate Saturdays, morning and afternoon. Volunteer Peer Supporters are asked to commit at least two years following the end of training. Trainees must attend all 16 sessions to receive a certificate of completion. For information or to register, go to the link below: survivorsofabuserecovering.ca/register Application Deadline: Jan 28th ... See MoreSee Less
S.O.A.R. Survivors of Abuse Recovering is a community-based peer support service for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in West Hants, Kings and Annapolis Counties (Nova Scotia, Canada). We ...
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“I questioned: Was it even sexual assault? Was it even something that was sexual abuse? Is rape the word?” says gay former model and sexual assault survivor Barrett Pall.
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Some insight from Heidi...Four Steps for Working with Emotion
Do you ever have days where you need to remind yourself that it’s okay to feel intense emotions? That it’s actually very normal! Especially during particularly challenging times, exploring and expressing emotions can become a supportive part of a daily practice.
I have found this four step cycle hugely helpful and transformative when dealing with emotional overload and challenges.
NOTICE AND NAME what is happening and how you feel about it. Noticing is when you recognize that something isn’t quite “right”. This commonly shows up in the body. Naming is when you are able to identify the specific emotion you are feeling. For example, you might start with a broad term such as “yucky”, and then narrow it down sadness and finally to grief.
PAY ATTENTION to what the energy and information is telling you. All emotions are messengers which provide us with useful information and energy.
DECIDE what you want to do with the information and energy. Using your values (what really matters to you) as a reference, take a moment to CHOOSE what you want do with the new insights you have gained, rather than being reactive.
TAKE ACTION to create the life you want to live. Do something that moves you towards the life you want to live. Even a small action such as sending an email, watering a plant or going for a walk can make a big difference.
Next time you’re feeling an emotional overload, try moving through this cycle of four steps, noticing and naming what happens!
with love,
Heidi
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💜Opening our hearts
💜Offering unconditional support
💜Letting go of judgement and control
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Parenting as a Survivor of Childhood Trauma - Trauma Research Foundation
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Starting Feb 5th, 2022, S.O.A.R. is offering a free online 16-session peer support training for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse of all genders who have progressed sufficiently in their recovery that they feel ready to assist others in healing.
Training will be held on alternate Saturdays, morning and afternoon.
Volunteer Peer Supporters are asked to commit
at least two years following the end of training. Trainees must attend all 16 sessions to receive a certificate of completion.
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The holidays can be a triggering time for all survivors. Get in touch if you need support.
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