Dr. Nicole LePera

And I think a lot of, even clinicians, have this idea that emotions come somehow from our mind, from our thoughts. I think CBT, the gold standard of treatment here, this idea of change the way you think, change the way you feel, change what you do.

And I think a lot of, even clinicians, have this idea that emotions come somehow from our mind, from our thoughts. I think CBT, the gold standard of treatment here, this idea of change the way you think, change the way you feel, change what you do.

and learning for me that emotions, another model of what emotions are as originating in the body, of course being colored by our mental narratives or interpretations, though emotions, especially the core emotions, sadness, surprise, joy, anger, fear, they're physiological shifts and changes that register in our body first.

and learning for me that emotions, another model of what emotions are as originating in the body, of course being colored by our mental narratives or interpretations, though emotions, especially the core emotions, sadness, surprise, joy, anger, fear, they're physiological shifts and changes that register in our body first.

And then this goes back to even those subjective interpretations that we offer. We, our body registers outside of our awareness, our nervous systems, always scanning our environment, trying to determine if it's safe, trying to determine what we need to do next to continue to ensure my safety. So physiological changes are happening in my body that we could call emotions.

And then this goes back to even those subjective interpretations that we offer. We, our body registers outside of our awareness, our nervous systems, always scanning our environment, trying to determine if it's safe, trying to determine what we need to do next to continue to ensure my safety. So physiological changes are happening in my body that we could call emotions.

And at the same time, those messages are being sent to our mind. And now we're applying those unique subjective interpretations of what's happening, which is why, like that example I used earlier, all of us having an experience, same one objectively, we might all feel differently, right?

And at the same time, those messages are being sent to our mind. And now we're applying those unique subjective interpretations of what's happening, which is why, like that example I used earlier, all of us having an experience, same one objectively, we might all feel differently, right?

about it and another really common example and if you maybe in childhood had a parent that barged into your room or there was a lot of slamming of doors and loud noises if you and I were sitting here Jamie and you had that parent and a door slammed you might feel fear right your heart rate might race you might become tense you might start to sweat because you are

about it and another really common example and if you maybe in childhood had a parent that barged into your room or there was a lot of slamming of doors and loud noises if you and I were sitting here Jamie and you had that parent and a door slammed you might feel fear right your heart rate might race you might become tense you might start to sweat because you are

going to apply that same interpretation. Loud noises mean something threatening is going to happen next. My space is going to be violated. Maybe if you're in witness to explosive arguments, I'm going to feel unsafe. If I, on the other hand, am having that same experience right alongside of you, And I didn't have that experience of loud noises in childhood or of having my room barged in on.

going to apply that same interpretation. Loud noises mean something threatening is going to happen next. My space is going to be violated. Maybe if you're in witness to explosive arguments, I'm going to feel unsafe. If I, on the other hand, am having that same experience right alongside of you, And I didn't have that experience of loud noises in childhood or of having my room barged in on.

I might simply just turn around to see what happened without being scared or fearful and then habitually reacting in the same way. So I'd like to give the underlying explanation, physiological, so to simply answer the question.

I might simply just turn around to see what happened without being scared or fearful and then habitually reacting in the same way. So I'd like to give the underlying explanation, physiological, so to simply answer the question.

our emotions and what we call feelings, our individual interpretations of what's happening around us, the shifts in physiology when that thing happens or doesn't happen, the person does or doesn't do, says or doesn't say, the meaning that our mind assigned, that it probably has been assigning to similar circumstances across our lifetime, and then the result of

our emotions and what we call feelings, our individual interpretations of what's happening around us, the shifts in physiology when that thing happens or doesn't happen, the person does or doesn't do, says or doesn't say, the meaning that our mind assigned, that it probably has been assigning to similar circumstances across our lifetime, and then the result of

is this very understandable perception that you, in action or inaction, caused me to feel this way. Go back to those two stages. If we become aware of the shifts that are happening in my body as life's happening around me, of the very repeated narratives or interpretations or meanings my mind is assigning, and then of habitually what I do, sometimes shamefully,

is this very understandable perception that you, in action or inaction, caused me to feel this way. Go back to those two stages. If we become aware of the shifts that are happening in my body as life's happening around me, of the very repeated narratives or interpretations or meanings my mind is assigning, and then of habitually what I do, sometimes shamefully,

on the heels of that reactive moment now within that awareness i have choice to say you know what this happened and i do feel this way though it is not of no cause or fault of your own and now i could take responsibility for learning new ways to soothe or to tend to my emotions

on the heels of that reactive moment now within that awareness i have choice to say you know what this happened and i do feel this way though it is not of no cause or fault of your own and now i could take responsibility for learning new ways to soothe or to tend to my emotions