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What is Emotional Regulation? Emotional regulation is a person’s ability to notice their emotions, understand them, and then respond to them, rather than react. It isn’t suppressing emotions, or staying calm all of the time, although these are common misconceptions. When a person is unable to regulate their emotions, referred to as emotional dysregulation, they struggle to manage their own, often intense, emotions. This results in people often having behavior outbursts, exper

While holidays are often a joyful time of year for many people, for others it can be anything but. It’s not uncommon for the holiday season to trigger stress, loneliness, or a general feeling of emotional overwhelm. If you feel heavy during the holidays, you’re not alone.   There’s nothing wrong with feeling this way. When routines are from travel, events, and seasonal obligations it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and off rhythm. And these disruptions often come with an additiona

When looking to make improvements within our lives, we frequently look to make drastic changes. We want to wake up earlier, implement a completely new routine, overhaul our diets, and we try to make it happen all at once. This all-or-nothing way of thinking often is detrimental to our ability to make actual, sustainable change within our lives. It creates pressure to do more than we’re ready to commit to and if we aren’t able to progress the way we believe we should, we can f