How to Connect With Your Emotional Self

Michael Kohan  Elevate Life Project:  Mindfulness | Spirituality | Success | Personal Growth Elevate Life Project:  How to Connect With Your Emotional Self Podcast:  Why Investing in Yourself Has the Power to Improve Your Life What’s your true purpose?  Free Quiz by visiting https://elevatelifeproject.com/purpose  If you liked this Podcast, please subscribe and write us a review.  This is what helps us stand out, so more people can find this show.  To Write us a Review please open up this Podcast in the your app  on your computer and search for Living Life on Purpose https://elevatelifeproject.com/podcast  Show Notes: [00:00] - Introduction In today’s fast-paced world, emotions are often ignored or deemed unimportant. Why emotions matter: they are messages from our brain. Learn how acknowledging, assessing, and managing your emotions can help you gain control over your actions and decisions. [01:45] - Learn What Calm Feels Like Understanding what calm, relaxed, and content feels like is key to managing emotions. Daily relaxation practice: meditation, or listening to relaxation audios to reset your emotional baseline. [03:30] - Acknowledge Your Feelings Many people move through their day ignoring emotions—this can be a mistake. Pay attention when your emotional state shifts from calm and content. [05:00] - Focus and Name Your Emotions Identify where the emotion is in your body and describe the sensation. Give your feelings a name. Recognizing how the label influences your response. Example: excitement and fear often feel similar. [07:15] - Accept the Emotion You can’t fight your emotions, but you can choose how to react. Sit with the emotion and accept it as a natural bodily feeling without letting it change your plans or actions. [09:00] - Neutralize Lingering Negative Emotions Acknowledge negative emotions until they pass. If they persist, relax the part of the body where the emotion resides. Visualization technique: imagine releasing the pressure of the emotion like a valve. [11:30] - Understand Your Emotional Reaction Reflect on why the emotion arose in the first place. How did the situation trigger your emotional response, and what does it reveal about you? Is there something in the situation you need to work on for the future? [13:00] - Conclusion Mastering your emotions leads to better decisions and fewer regrets. Take the time to connect with your emotional self for a better, more conscious life. #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfAwareness #ManageYourEmotions #MentalHealth #Mindfulness #SelfCare #EmotionalBalance #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalControl