Emotional Mismanagement & Catharsis | Self-Management Evolves Thinking
Remember, it is not enough to be hit or insulted to be harmed, you must believe that you are being harmed. If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation. Which is why it is essential that we not respond impulsively to impressions; take a moment before reacting, and you will find it easier to maintain control.
~ Epictetus
Philip DeLuca is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - but he prefers to be called the Un-Talk Therapist. He specializes in catharsis and emotional dysregulation as it relates to poor self-management.
When he started providing psychotherapy 40 years ago, he quickly realized that the “Express Yourself” communication approaches were creating more, rather than less conflict.
He's determined to address inappropriate affect and feelings mismanagement and breaks it down with more detail in our conversation here.

Catharsis Is Not The Goal
As a result, he dedicated himself to finding out why emotional catharsis efforts weren’t working. Along with his multi-decade journey, he turned to the latest body and brain science to upgrade the outdated "Express Yourself,” the feelings model, that was developed in the 60’s. He became his own guinea pig, and eventually, a successful case study. He developed an alternative holistic model that frequently works where conventional couples therapy fails, it brings quick results and is also easy to understand and implement.

We make the point in this interview that Freud threw out the cathartic theory of mental health before 1900.

This conversation is long overdue and dovetails with other thought provoking interviews on our CBJ Mindset page linked below.
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Phil's Website & Book

* http://www.lesstalkmorelove.com
* Book: The Solo Partner - Repairing Your Relationship On Your Own - DeLuca - Global Amazon Link

Links From Previous CBJ Interviews On Evolved Mindsets

* Our Mindset Page at http://corebrainjournal.com/mindset

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