Emotional Granularity Protocol: Expanding Complex Mood Awareness
When my eight-year-old son Alex slammed his backpack onto the entryway floor and shouted that he was "mad at the whole world", I knew 'mad' was just a loud cover story. In the past, I might have scolded him for throwing his bag. But sitting down beside him on the stairs, I asked gently, "Alex, is it mad, or is it that heavy, squeezed feeling in your chest when something felt unfair today?" ...