Tag: emotions
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From Conflict to Conversation: Civil Discourse Explored with Dr. Breeda McGrath
In a Silver Disobedience podcast, Dr. Breeda McGrath discusses the decline of civil discourse in the internet age. She emphasizes respectful engagement through curiosity and learning, addressing emotional debates rooted in personal stakes. Dr. McGrath offers strategies for de-escalation, reflection on biases, and maintaining flexibility in discussions.
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Perception is the Conversation Beneath the Conversation
Perception influences interpersonal and professional interactions, shaping conflicts and negotiations. Each participant enters with distinct perspectives, filtering experiences through biases and emotions. Effective communication requires understanding how others perceive you and the underlying meanings during discussions. Changes in outcomes begin with awareness of these perceptions rather than the conversation itself.
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Navigating the Challenges of Falling Out of Love
Several of you have asked me to address falling out of love. While I don’t have all the reasons or answers for that eternal question, I do have some thoughts. I think falling in love is relatively easy. There’s joy, bliss, physical attraction, the urge to nuzzle, the discovery and newness of another, the unity…
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How Emotions Express Interpretations Felt in the Body
We experience emotions as immediate and involuntary and as something that happens to us, arriving without warning, as if they’re triggered by the world around us. And in one sense, that’s true. Nobody chooses to feel fear, or hurt or conversely, elated. ✨ Feelings just seem to arrive before we’ve had a single conscious thought…