The circle provides some more emotional words you can say in place of intellectual ones.įeeling the thing: When a feeling starts to arise, look at the wheel. To avoid this, try using simpler, more self-expressive words (emotional language) to explain what you feel. Using intellectual language - words that are not connected to your direct experience - can distance you from your emotions and make it more difficult to know what you are truly feeling. Her book, Nurture is full of helpful emotional communication tools for us all. Erica is co-founder and CEO of LOOM, a well-being brand empowering women through sexual and reproductive health. Gloria Willcox to facilitate better verbalization of emotions by her clients. The Feelings Circle was originally developed by psychotherapist, Dr. We spied ‘The Feeling Circle’ in the pages of the new book - an invaluable tool for emotional communication across the board.
Putting words to our feelings can be a struggle - especially when those words are exchanged with someone we care about on issues packed with emotional complexity.Įmotional complexity is what navigating relationships is all about, according to Erica Chidi in her book, Nurture.
