Anger doesn’t feel helpless. It doesn’t feel powerless. It feels active, directed, consequential, at least in the moment under these conditions. There is a rush of adrenaline. I am an actor, not a side-character.

Some see a learned defense mechanism as a sign of resilience... it feels more like resignation.

Sometimes, we find ourselves experiencing a mood or a combination of emotions that maybe alter our behaviors, our perceptions, our...

I sometimes feel a bit paralyzed trying to conjure up the feeling of joy. I’m not saying that I don’t experience it, but for me, it is...

We are emotional creatures with feelings, opinions and moods about ourselves, others and the events that happen in between. They inform...