Mapping Emotions as a Floor Plan

In this episode, Emily Nagoski discusses the concept of mapping emotions as a floor plan, which she describes as a game-changing strategy. She explains how the seven core emotions form the foundation of our emotional experiences and how these emotions are interconnected. Nagoski emphasizes the importance of understanding the different emotional spaces, including pleasure adverse spaces such as rage, fear, and panic grief, as well as pleasure favorable spaces like care, seeking, and play. She explores how navigating these emotional spaces can influence our ability to access the lust space, highlighting the significance of play in particular. Nagoski presents personalized emotional floor plans and emphasizes the need for communication and support from partners to transition between emotional states and ultimately reach the desired lust space.