7 fantastically underrated feelings and where to find them
Without a doubt, “self-care” is the buzzword du jour. But take it from your bank account: in today’s world, self-care is hardly ever free – and sometimes these pastimes don’t help your inner voice grow stronger.
So, let’s talk the no-cost option that really gets to the root of feeling balanced on the regular. Let’s get to feeling our feelings.
Slowly getting to know how to explore your feelings can seem anti-productive. But exploring your emotional intelligence might help you quickly kick stress to the curb.
“Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognise our feelings, emotions, and moods to better identify what we are feeling and why,” says Jen Shirkani, keynote speaker and author of Ego vs EQ and Choose Resilience.
Shirkani emphasises the importance of reading yourself. “By [doing that], we can channel our emotions to respond in healthy, intelligent ways rather than allowing our emotions to take over and undermine us.”
Ready to get emotional with us? Here are the seven feelings that can make or break your self-care techniques.