We're sending you some peaceful vibes today.
Do you need some of those?
Seems like a lot of us do, right now...
That's why we have a Hot Tip for those times when we find ourselves having very not-peaceful feelings.
As many of you may have heard us mention before, here at the Center for Emotional Education we focus on three main networks in the brain:
The Survival System – in charge of keeping us alive
The Emotional System – in charge of our emotional experience
The Executive System – in charge of executing a full and authentic life
We focus on these because when we have the right tools for the right brain state, then we can be in charge of:
Our sense of safety
How we feel
What we do with our magnificent potential
We teach entire programs about this topic! So if you're interested in the ability to regularly move efficiently out of a Survival Mode, gently through Emotional Mode, and get back to the business of being your awesome YOU in Executive Mode, then you might want to put our summer program, Emotional Sovereignty School, on your wish list, and build that expert fluency!
But we like to regularly share a Hot Tip that can help even before we're fluent in neuroemotional maintenance.
Today's Hot Tip is.... Say It
To help ourselves move out of Survival Mode, it helps to tend to the needs of the body. However, many of us do some breathing, take a bath, drink some tea, and we feel better, but we don't feel better enough.
That's because when we exit Survival Mode, we enter Emotional Mode.
The Emotional System speaks a different language entirely. Because the Emotional System generates and experiences emotion, if we want to feel better, we need to move that emotion through – to metabolize the emotion in our system – digest it, process it, and empty it out of us.
The quickest and simplest way to increase our Emotional Capacity and feel better is to say your feelings out loud.
As soon as you notice you're feeling something find a way to SAY IT:
Print out our feelings list and start circling your current feelings while you name them aloud.
Grab your journal, or a scrap of paper, and start free-writing. When you're done, circle the feelings and say them out loud.
Record a voice message, naming everything you're feeling in this moment, then listen to it!
Want to feel even better?
Find a way to say it to someone else.
Send your voice message to a trusted ally.
Call a friend and ask if they have time to hear your list of woes.
The Emotional System is designed for connection. When we are heard and understood by another human being, our ability to be with and process feelings increases exponentially. When the other person doesn't try to talk us out of our feelings, and instead they show curiosity and empathy, there is palpable, almost immediate relief from our emotional discomfort.
Don't have someone you trust? You can call us.
We (Natalie and Nathan), are the founders of the Center for Emotional Education. We create and facilitate our trainings, but we also maintain a 1:1 practice and have clients we adore, all over the world.
Kate and Nina were the inspiration for both our Coach Training and our Certification program. These two started as avid clients looking to support themselves and their children, but they were so intrigued, so enthusiastic, and so ready to take this work further, that they inspired us to develop programs to train others. Kate and Nina are incredible people, and stellar coaches. They now work with the Center, expertly coaching their own beloved clients.
Goose, Lauren, and Sue are our newest coaches! These three are some of the hardest working folks we know. We don't contract with every coach that graduates from our Certification program. Some people fill up with the knowledge and expertise and go their own merry way, others aren't necessarily a match with our mission, but we knew right away that we wanted to work with Goose, Lauren, and Sue. They are diligent scholars, with incredible compassion, and they are a perfect match for our community.
Feelings are happening for all of us.
The world is not okay right now.
It's normal to not feel okay about it.
We all need opportunities to let out emotion.
Try out the Hot Tip: Say it!, and let us know if you can feel the difference in your system.
And if you'd like to "Say It" to someone else, we'd like to offer you a complimentary Feel Better Already Strategy Session*.
Pick the coach that you gravitate toward, click their photo, and sign up for your personal session. You'll have the opportunity to vent and be heard and witnessed. You'll also have a chance to see what else is possible for you.
We're here for you!
Much love,
Natalie and Nathan
*New clients only please.