Emotional Acceptance Is an Effective Regulation Strategy

The art and science of accepting how we feel

Emotions and us—we’ve always had a bit of a love-hate relationship. We can’t live without them (they’re a huge part of what makes us human), but we don’t always like what we feel. Sometimes, we have no clue what to do with those feelings. Other times, they turn into a full-on tangled mess.

When that happens, we might shove them into a mental closet and …