Brene Brown
Stress means judging demands beyond your ability to cope; overwhelm makes an organized response hard.
Naming your specific emotions gives you power over them and helps you make sense of your internal experiences.
Recognizing near enemies of positive emotions, such as confusing pity for compassion, is crucial for authentic connection.
True empathy requires you to connect with the feelings behind a person's experience rather than just offering sympathetic pity from a distance.