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Module 1: Understand Your Mind

Lesson 3

Emotional Awareness

Emotions carry information. They signal what matters to you, what feels threatened and what you need. Many people only notice emotions once they become intense.

Research on 'affect labeling' suggests that simply naming an emotion can reduce its intensity. Precision helps: 'disappointed' says more than 'bad'.

Guided Practice

Three times today, pause and name what you feel using one precise word.

Reflection

What emotion have you felt most often this week? What might it be telling you?

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