by Evan Dwan | May 16, 2024 | News |
Emotional disturbance has its roots in being alone with overwhelming experiences in the earliest years of life. Emotional safety is the basis of mental health and involves not being alone with frightening experiences. Feeling cared for, loved, seen and delighted are...
by Evan Dwan | May 16, 2024 | News |
Emotions result from appraisals of situations in relation to needs. For example, when a situation is deemed to be dangerous fear arises which contains within it the need to find safety. Emotion ‘dysregulation’ (imbalance) is the reaction to needs not being met. The...
by Evan Dwan | May 16, 2024 | News |
Vincent Van Gogh described emotions as ‘the great captains of our lives’. They are powerful forces that direct attention, shape perception, organise memory and motivate engagement and learning. Emotions play a central role in how we organise our sense of self and how...
