Emotional Acceptance:
Not Feeling OK is Perfectly OK
We have been indirectly taught by our social construction NOT to feel negative emotions. In fact, from a very young age, we get emotionally invalidated in so many ways until that becomes our norm to the point that we are told not to cry or not to get angry, which teaches us to avoid unpleasant feelings at any cost. To elaborate, Mai Elsayed, NextGen MENA Committee member and Clinical Hypnotherapist reveals how this can be detrimental for our emotional and mental wellness.
July/Aug 2022
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