Mental Illness Happy Hour Finding Our Core Emotions - Hilary Jacobs Hendel LCSW
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Jun 14, 2019 Hilary Jacobs Hendel, a licensed clinical social worker and author, discusses the insights from her book, exploring the Change Triangle model to help access core emotions. She shares her personal journey with perfectionism and parenting, emphasizing the importance of emotional literacy in schools. Hilary dives into the impact of societal norms on emotional expression, particularly how gender affects mental health. Listeners gain valuable strategies for reconnecting with their bodies and processing emotions safely, enhancing self-awareness and healing.
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Depression Can Mask Emotional Disconnection
- Many people diagnosed with depression are actually disconnected from core emotions caused by childhood emotional neglect.
- Reconnecting to bodily emotions can dissolve chronic shame and revive authentic living.
Ground First, Then Name The Feeling
- Slow down, ground, and scan the body to move from thinking into feeling.
- Notice visceral signals (heaviness, tightness) and label them to let emotional energy complete its course.
A Map For How Emotions Interact
- The Change Triangle links core emotions, inhibitory emotions, and defenses as a map for emotional life.
- Excess shame, anxiety, or guilt block core emotions and produce defensive behaviors like addiction or dissociation.
