Do you FEEL big and FEEL often and sometimes it's just TOO MUCH? If yes, this episode is for you. Today, Louise is joined by a new guest, DBT andCBT therapist and Adjunct Professor at Columbia, Maddy Ellberger. 

Louise & Maddy Ellberger jumps into all things BIG, BIG emotions:

• What big emotions ACTUALLY are? Emotional sensitivity, emotional reactivity, and returning to a baseline state
• How some of us really are more sensitive than others
• How big emotions are connected to childhood
• Understanding societal shaming of intense emotions
• Examining feelings of anger towards oneself or one's mother
• The link between overwhelming emotions and dissociation or disconnection
• Unpacking the underlying sadness behind anger
• The importance of cultivating a nurturing self-environment starting with oneself
• The concept of 'wise-minds' 

And more!

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