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This is an article that I picked from a website called Medium. This article, “Emotions Shape Our Relationships” was written by author Marc Brackett, Ph.D., and Co-authored with Robin Stern, PhD. According to Marc Brackett’s website, “a researcher for over 20 years, Marc has focused on the role of emotions and emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, health, and performance”. In addition, Robin Stern’s website states that “as a licensed psychoanalyst, I have dealt with individuals, couples, and families for over 30 years.” This article was originally published on Brackett’s website. It was published on November 24, 2019, but the website I read from Medium was posted on Jan 29.
Through this article, I believe that its audience of Marc isn’t just targeting a certain group of people, but all those reading this. Reading this article, rises our awareness and has us reflect on ourselves on how our emotions change between various people, and how it builds up the relationship we had with them.
During the article, Marc points out how we as individuals would interact with other individuals depending on the feeling we have toward them. For example, when you were young you must have a teacher that you feel strict or uncomfortable with, it would only make you want to distance them or feel awkward. Anyway, this article isn’t simply just wanting us as readers to be aware of this information about the connection between our feeling and relationship, but also encourage us to accept and make a change to the negative relationship we have.
- Do have any similar experiences that resonate with Marc with his supervisor. If so what or feeling toward them and how was your relationship with them?
- Have you noticed your basis toward certain people with the difference in the feeling you have for them?
- Complete the activity that Marc has to provide according to the article. “See for yourself: Make a short list of five people in your life. Maybe your partner, best friend, a co-worker or colleague, a sibling, a child, or an acquaintance you see periodically (a security guard, hairdresser, a bank teller). For each name on the list, answer this question: what is one word to describe how you feel when you think of this person? Answer the question quickly without overthinking it. Just jot down your gut response.” What are your responses to a list of people you have?