Unbottling Our Emotions

From a young age, we're conditioned some feelings are "good" while others are "bad" and should be suppressed. But rejecting parts of our emotional truth causes dysfunction. All emotions deserve to be felt and processed in a healthy way.

The Inside Out films present an opportunity to reflect on how we perceive our emotional landscapes. Inside Out 2 depicts new intense feelings overtaking Riley's mind, mirroring the upheaval of adolescence. These movies champion embracing emotional complexity rather than suppressing difficult feelings.

When we normalize the full "emotional rainbow," we cultivate greater resilience and self-acceptance...