Make It A Habit: 4 questions to ask yourself when you’re getting emotional

When your emotions take over, here are a few questions to ask yourself to be more objective:

• Who is showing up right now? If your emotions are party guests in your home, who has the spotlight and attention right now?
• Why am I feeling this way? It’s important to understand the underlying reasons for your emotions.
• How do I want to respond to this feeling? How should I respond to this feeling? There are ways we want to act, but more often, there are better ways we should or even must react.
• Practice better media literacy. Learning how to question what you’re watching, listening to, or reading will help you understand the messages that are being communicated.

Originally published in our newsletter on March 30th, 2023. 

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