Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
You cannot work with a feeling you cannot name. Brown maps eighty-seven emotions so that "bad" can become "disappointed," "resentful," or "lonely," each of which asks for something different.
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Open in SpotifyDo you often only use three words, "Happy," "Sad," and "Angry" to describe your feelings? In this episode, let's delve into the book "Atlas of the Heart" by Brené Brown, which is a guide to 87 human emotions and experiences, designed to give us the vocabulary we need to connect with ourselves and others!
Emotional granularity, naming precisely, is linked to better coping.
Anxiety and excitement feel nearly identical in the body; the label changes the experience.
Near enemies: comparison masquerading as admiration, sympathy masquerading as empathy.
Three times today, replace "fine," "stressed," or "bad" with a more specific word. Keep a list.
“What am I feeling right now, in the most precise word I can find? What does that feeling want?”
Write about itTrade "bad" for the precise word, and the feeling becomes workable.
Use it when
You are using "stressed," "fine," or "bad" for everything.