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Disclosure: some included links are affiliate which mean at no cost to you, I earn an affiliate commission if you click through and finalize a purchase. Several years ago, I found a post on Facebook that claimed the following:

My Grandmother grew up in rural Minnesota, one of twelve children, on a farm. She was unable to complete grammar school, as her assistance was required to support the needs of the family unit. Years later, she went on to own and operate a successful ice cream and sandwich shop in Michigan. Cooking was one of my Grandmother’s many love languages. Much later in life, I recall her making pots of chicken and dumplings as well as pies for a local senior community center. Through this service, she gave of herself to complete strangers and invested her gifts back to the community in which she lived.

Have you ever heard the 'false evidence appearing real' acronym to describe fear? According to Oxford Languages, the actual definition of fear is " an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. This acronym then discounts the legitimacy of our emotions by defining them as false.

woman in black and white sweater sitting on a chairkevin turcios/unsplash. Many of us know challenging moments in our lives when we've difficulty controlling our own thoughts and feelings. Imagine coming home after a hard day at work, taking a nice hot shower, eating a good dinner, having some chocolates, and starting to watch your favorite show on TV - nice, right? But we may have noticed that during these happy activities, our thoughts were thinking about project deadlines at work, the nagging boss, unfair colleagues, or the rude stranger we met in traffic that morning. These intrusive thoughts distract us from our present moment. Even as we go about our daily activities, we may be physically in one place, but mentally in another. For example, eating dinner at home and thinking about your rude boss will not help you to have a peaceful time.

One and done. That's how some people think about their relationships. Find "The One" and now your relationship challenges have been mastered. In your spouse, you have the person who fulfills all of your wishes and needs, especially your emotional needs. You have the person who cheers you up when you are sad, calms you when you are anxious or angry, and cheers you on when things are going well. Popular songs romanticize the idea of "The One and Only" with lyrics such as "You are my everything" and "I just want to be your everything."

Each day, several negative stories air on the news about the state of the global economy. Even before 2022 high inflation levels, Americans worried about their standard of living.

man kissing woman on forehead photoVictoria Roman/Unsplash. Emotions play an important role when it comes to growing a beautiful, happy, loving and long-lasting relationship. Strong emotional connections support couples in building trust, empathy and deep intimacy. Powerful emotional connections help couples relate to one another through body language. For example, sometimes eye contact with your partner is simply what you need, to see, hear and feel your partner without spoken words. Through strong emotional connections, we can even send thought vibrations to our loved ones.

Guilt will consume us if we let it. There is guilt about the food we eat and the exercise we forget to do. We can experience guilt when we don't clean the house or feel too tired to play with the kids. There is guilt about past behaviors and words impulsively spoken when hurt or angry.

Woman wearing black shirt and black pants sitting on bed photoSinitta Leunen/unsplash. Emotional intimacy is needed to make relationships strong and healthy. Emotional intimacy helps couples to build trustful and long-lasting relationships. Emotional intimacy deepens love bonds, comfort, security and mutual support.

I felt sad yesterday when I said goodbye to a friend moving out of state. When the holidays are over and the kids return to their lives, I’m sad for a bit. It hurts my heart when I see an animal on the side of the road who has been hit by a car.

One and done. That's how some people think about their relationships. Find "The One" and now your relationship challenges have been mastered. In your spouse, you have the person who fulfills all of your wishes and needs, especially your emotional needs. You have the person who cheers you up when you are sad, calms you when you are anxious or angry, and cheers you on when things are going well. Popular songs romanticize the idea of "The One and Only" with lyrics such as "You are my everything" and "I just want to be your everything."

We all become dysregulated sometimes. This happens when the demands of our environment exceed our ability to deal with them in a calm, skillful manner at that moment in time. We may cry, shout, stomp our feet, slam doors, or withdraw and shut down. However we respond, when we’re dysregulated, we are less able to think clearly and logically, and are less in control of our behaviours.

Some social-emotional programs are ableist and invalidating. Did you immediately stop and say “y’know what? You’re right! I was totally blowing this out of proportion, I’m sorry. I will immediately calm myself down and no longer be upset now that you have informed me this is not a big deal.”

Miner but effective steps. 5 Emotional Skills To Master In LifeImage from Canva. We all are children in adult bodies. We learn Algebra and English, but few of us know how to communicate, express our emotions, process them ( most of us even know emotions need to be processed or stay trapped in the body.)

Anger and frustration - who doesn’t struggle with them at various points in life?. Teenagers probably have to bear the brunt of it during their growing years. Just like love and happiness, these two are emotions you just cannot do away with. There is not a relationship under the sun where the impact of these emotions is not felt.