by Dr. Lara Fielding | Dec 2, 2014 | Skills
Regulating our emotional reactions to stress, in a healthy and adaptive way, does not happen easily or magically. But, it seems most of us assume that it “should" happen easily and effortlessly. Like any skill, it is only from PRACTICE, PRACTICE,... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Sep 27, 2014 | Skills
Compassion skills are central to Emotion Regulation. Particularly as Opposite Action skill for emotions related to anger (irritation, frustration, annoyance). Most of the time, opposite action is just that, an action. But, particularly with feelings of anger,... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Mar 11, 2014 | Skills
Where the mind goes….. the mood follows! Future predicting can lead to anxiety. Rumination on the past, can lead to sadness. So, the key to maintaining balanced mood is to hold non-judgmental attention in the present moment. Since minds time travel, and bodies... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Sep 8, 2013 | Skills
What is the first thing that goes through your mind when you think of a silent retreat? Is the idea compelling? Repelling? Is it one of those, “that sounds like a good thing to do, but awful!” like running a marathon, or some other monumental task. I was... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Jul 6, 2013 | Skills
In teaching emotion regulation, a large part of session time tends to be dedicated to working on the Opposite Action skill for anger (see Opposite action post). Because this emotion can to lead to disruptive and unhelpful outcomes, it makes sense that we become highly... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Aug 2, 2012 | Skills
Because primary emotions are hardwired in bodily expression, activating a posture, opposite to how you feel will help you to regulate the emotion. If you think about it, you will notice that the facial expressions of happy, sad, scared, angry, and disgusted are... Read more
