One tool that McDuffie likes is the Mood Meter, an anchor of emotional intelligence that helps students identify their emotions. The chart goes beyond asking them how they feel and expecting them ...

In the more representative sample only indirect links between difficulty identifying emotions and increased BMI were found. But here depression and negative urgency play a stronger role.

Recognizing 7 Common Trauma Triggers 1. Sensory Stimuli Sensory triggers encompass sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or tactile sensations that resemble those present during the traumatic event. For ...

Devon Loftus’s new book Dwell: A Journal for Naming, Processing, and Embracing Your Emotions expands on this practice with exercises to help you identify, personify, and converse with emotions.

In the journal, record the emotions you felt before, during, and after eating. "Notice any patterns; for example, I emotionally eat when I'm angry and don't want to feel it," she says.

Identifying your “hard” and “soft” emotions could be the secret to banishing your anger You have two types of negative emotions: hard and soft. And according to one psycholigst, tapping in ...