by Sarah Alexander, LCSW “Emotions are action-requiring neurological programs” ~ Antonio Damasio As a therapist, I’ve been sitting on the front lines of what feels like a slow-motion mass trauma-in-progress since February as we began seeing changes the COVID-19 pandemic is creating in our every-day lives here in the US. I have been talking with […]
An Introduction to the Sadness Family of Emotions
by Sarah Alexander, LCSW “Emotions are action-requiring neurological programs” ~ Antonio Damasio The sadnesses are a much-maligned bunch (much like the character of Sadness at the beginning of Pixar’s “Inside Out” movie). As a family, they are particularly susceptible to being avoided or outright exiled. We as a culture tell even very small children to […]