60 Mindful Minutes EP64: The One Thing Holding You Back with Raphael Cushnir
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Feb 19, 2020 Raphael Cushnir, a leading voice in emotional intelligence, discusses how our resistance to difficult emotions holds us back. They explore the purpose of emotions and integrating rational thinking, overcoming fear and taking action towards goals, skillfully surfing emotions, understanding compulsion and addiction, learning how to feel using the surfing analogy, and embracing vulnerability and emotional connection.
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Emotions as Mind-Body Messages
- Emotions are messages from the mind delivered to the body as physical sensations.
- They serve as a feedback system guiding our decisions and revealing who we truly are.
Feel Before You Think
- Emotions are real but not always accurate, often carrying past conditioning.
- To clarify feelings and act wisely, feel first, think next, then act last.
Separate Feeling from Reaction
- Distinguish between feeling an emotion and reacting to it with words or behaviors.
- Learn to receive emotional messages peacefully to avoid unwanted reactivity.