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Overwhelming emotions can feel like waves that might sweep you away, but please remember – emotions are temporary, and you can learn to make peace with them instead of fighting them.
One powerful mindfulness tool is RAIN Practice:
Recognise and state what you are feeling
Allow it to be there – sit with it.
Investigate it with curiosity – why am I feeling like this?
Nurture yourself with self-compassion – think about what you would advise a friend/ family member to do if they were feeling this way and then do it for yourself.
When you turn towards your emotions instead of running away from them or suppressing them, they begin to teach you, they calm down, they lose their grip.
You don't have to fear your emotions. You can learn and grow from them.
Mrs Westergaard, Wellbeing Team