Emotional Well-Being

  Emotional intelligence is a type of intelligence that is defined as an ability to monitor and regulate one’s own and others’ emotions and to use emotions to facilitate one’s thoughts and actions (Brackett, Rivers, & Salovey, 2011). Emotional intelligence is often referred to as emotional quotient, or EQ (kind of like the emotional version

Shame is a self-conscious emotion that arises from the sense that something is fundamentally wrong with,, oneself. When we have shame, we often feel inadequate and full of self-doubt but these experiences may be outside of our conscious awareness. That makes shame hard to identify and deal with. Unsurprisingly, shame has been linked to depression

  Emotions are also a key ingredient in well-being. It’s hard to imagine well-being without happiness. And emotions like sadness and anxiety can make well-being more difficult to achieve. So let’s learn more about emotions and how they work. Emotions versus mood Emotions differ from moods in that emotions typically last minutes to seconds whereas

  Although we can sometimes get caught in our sad feelings, we don’t have to. We can undo sadness and start growing our happiness and well-being. Here are some ways to deal with sad feelings. 1. Beat rumination Rumination is when you get stuck in your head, thinking about all the negative stuff that has

  Effective emotion regulation can make you feel better in the short term and in the longer term. When we do not have emotion regulation skills, we often rely on unhealthy emotion regulation strategies like drinking alcohol, doing drugs, or overeating. These may make us feel good in the short-term but worse in the longer