Science with Sue, Episode 4: Pinpointing Emotions

The core part of intimacy in any love relationship is being able to share feelings, especially our softer feelings, with our loved one. But for many of us emotions are unknown territory that we distrust or avoid.

See what happens when we can slow down and ask ourselves important questions about what emotion we’re actually expressing to our partners, before frustration sets in.

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Thanks for watching!

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In this video, I mention:
- Naming and communicating basic emotions
- 3 softer emotions: sadness, shame, fear (of being rejected)
- Hold Me Tight

There are a number of studies referenced, but the two primary ones to pay attention to are:

Barrett, Lisa Feldman. (2004) Feelings or words: Understanding the content in experienced emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psych, 87, 266-281.

McKnight, Kasdan and Barrett, Lisa Feldman. (2015) Unpacking emotion differentiation. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24, 10-16.

Видео Science with Sue, Episode 4: Pinpointing Emotions канала Dr. Sue Johnson