I avoided anger like the plague for most of my life because I thought it was “bad” and only people not composed feel that. In this course I learned that all the “bad” emotions are in fact helpful (or can be used helpfully), and I used anger to get a better workout.

Eman V

I feel more comfortable with myself and more optimistic, busy and sharp. I still find expressing attraction and initiating eye contact (in clubs) difficult although my confidence when dancing is higher than in years. Anger, happiness and disgust were all especially helpful. I think anger was the most useful though as my misuse of it has been a root cause of problems and has distorted some of my other emotions.

Name withheld

I think earlier in life I was really headed toward the non-acceptance of emotions. I'm turning that around, but I'm still just gaining my intrinsic knowledge of what emotions are and how I experience them inside myself - let alone trying to express them. As courage is a huge thing for me, I enjoyed the reflection on fear in this course as not being a thing that is trying to stop you, but being a thing that is trying to make you be more careful. I feel better able to come up with a response [to emotions] that will dramatically improve my life rather than stewing in some victimhood mentality.

Name withheld

I mostly learned a lot about emotions and how regarding them as "negative" is very unhelpful. Accepting them is tremendously important. I mostly approached my emotions from a different angle, which made me be more accepting of them. This felt very freeing and caused me to release some long held blockages. My sadness and anger are not to be seen as unwanted. They are a vital part of my being and can play a huge role in getting me closer to my true self and direction. I must keep accepting my emotions and notice when I am trying to run away from them. Take steps toward expressing them openly to other people. The part about anger really caused a big shift in me. I have always regarded it as something very negative and learning to accept it a bit more has taught me a lot about myself.

Thomas H

Previously I didn't understand what emotions were for, and that they were actually useful in everyday life. My favourite part was the explanations for what each emotion tells us about ourselves. A well thought-out course.

Will S