Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist as well as the host of the popular YouTube channel, Therapy in a Nutshell. In today's episode, Emma and I talk about emotional processing and the most important ideas and skills we can learn to manage painful feelings in a healthy and productive way.

Show Notes

What is emotional processing?
Why is emotional processing important?
Wilderness therapy
Why is it so hard to talk about our feelings?
Primary vs secondary emotions
Basic emotional processing skills
Feeling emotions in our bodies
Emotional check-ins
Intellectualizing emotions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
The importance of willingness
Big Magic and the Fear Monster by Liz Gilbert
Values-based decision-making
The meaning of emotions
Emotional confusion

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