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Five Benefits of Sitting with Your Emotions

The practice of sitting with your emotions requires awareness and presence. When we simply allow our emotions to exist within us, we...

From Punishment to Compassion: The Journey of Self-Evolution

My healing journey from depression has been a thorough education in emotional intelligence. It opened the door to self-discovery and...

5 Ways You Can Teach Your Young Children How to Become Mindful and Live in the Present

Mindfulness is becoming a way of life. As I sip my morning coffee, I see meditation in the headlines of mainstream news stations. Local...

The "4R's": How to Incorporate Self-awareness in Your Communication

Information overload, a problem pre-pandemic, has been exacerbated due to COVID. Among the overwhelming increase of correspondence such...

Feedback vs. Criticism: How to Tell the Difference

Feedback and criticism are words commonly used interchangeably. However, the distinction rests in the person’s intention that provides...

4 Steps to Increase Self-Awareness and 12 Strategies to Help You Self-Regulate

In life, we can either respond like a thermometer—yielding to our environment—or take a more active role like a thermostat—creating an...

Emotional Self-Awareness: A Subset of Awareness

Emotional self-awareness is essential to self-knowledge and necessary for successful communication and relationships. Often when there is...