SELF-THERAPY
When we develop our emotional intelligence, life changes for the better. Our social lives improve, our intimate lives get better, and even our collegial relationships improve. To develop emotional intelligence, we have to dive deep within ourselves on an individual and a collective level. When we do this, we create the space in our lives for more love, more abundance and greater flow into each day.
Despite what the mainstream narrative tells us, emotions are supposed to be felt. They are not something that we should aim to ‘overcome’ or numb with shiny new things – they are there to guide us through life. When left unchecked, emotional conflict bleeds outward into the body, and it can impact the entire family.
Healing is a process of listening to what the emotional body is trying to communicate to us.
Throughout my years of working on myself, my close relationships and also my clients, I have identified 4 main pathways that have the power to transform our lives when given the right attention and tools.
Our intimate life. When we look closely into the way we connect emotionally and sexually, we can restore our sense of worthiness and promote healing in our relationships.
Our parental style. It’s important to remember that we guide our children through life, but they also guide us.
Overall social life. Focusing on healing our social lives can help create authentic, deep, and meaningful relationships where we thrive and feel safe.
Physical strength and mental clarity. Establishing the link between the mind and body is paramount to healing.
“Humans need to be nurtured, not raised”
Healthy signs of an emotionally-aware social life include:
Friends and family can express themselves openly and respectfully without fear of offending the listeners.
Flexibility is grounded in a meta understanding.
Understanding that people are multidimensional.
Having a sense of balance in terms of nutrition, emotion and spirit.
Active, present listening, which requires meditation as self inquiry.
You have somebody to turn to when you need a compassionate listener.
You have a sense of humility and humbleness.
The Emotional Education I provide comprises a cross pollination of therapy, coaching and spiritual development. These are all necessary to gain insight into self-awareness. I have found that emotional education is more effective when treated fundamentally as a process.
Emotional intelligence is generally said to include a few skills, such as:
Having the ability to identify and name one’s emotions and apply these emotions to tasks like thinking and problem solving.
Having the ability to manage emotions, which includes regulating your own emotions as well as helping others do the same through coregulation.
Having the ability to recognise dislikes and extract value from that information.
Having the ability to harness trust from within and cultivate an abundant
mindset with horizontal leadership.
“Education liberates the intellect, unlocks the imagination and is fundamental for self-respect.”
Integrating awareness in our emotional life is the most effective way to unlock our intelligence and imagination. That’s why I work with a range of clients including families, couples, corporates, or individuals on a one on one basis.