Clara_Wellbeing

  “We are not what we feel” Emotions are the language of the soul and the unconscious mind and we have to learn to uncode it Emotions are felt intensively and they are perceived subjectively, they are the consequence of a psychological response to a thought, situation or perception. Our behaviour expresses itself differently in front of our different emotions. We know mainly 6 basic emotions: fear, disgust, anger, surprise, happiness and sadness.  Robert Putchik (1927-2006) created the wheel of emotions which is a powerful tool to understand the different emotions and subcategories. He proposed different emotional dimensions that intertwine with each other.   Emotional Wheel R.Putchick Emotions are also felt simultaneously and this might bring conflict within. For example before thinking about having a child or getting married, we might experience different emotions one after the other, almost contradictory.  “ We might be the master of our own thoughts; still w...

Fare thee well… The finality of death often leaves many grappling for closure, especially over the last few months. In this column, Clara Garcias , an educational Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Coach Trainer, throws some light, on what seems like the dark side.                                                   “Our life is made by the death of others”- Leonardo da Vinci Back home, in Catalonia, I understood, at a very early age, that death was part of life through my mother and her conscious grieving support group. It had to be honored and accompanied with respect, care and awareness. I understood that dying is as important as giving birth. I have experienced visiting people before their death, sung their favourite songs, read paragraphs of their treasured books or prayers from their cults, surrounded them with their preferred colours, ...