Feelings Matter

Mental health myths are abundant and pervasive. Dispelling myths in the workplace creates a culture in which stigma is diminished, and employees feel more confident in seeking help when they need it. Episode Highlights Mental health issues are common are by no means a character flaw, workplaces need to abandon the stigma that comes from expressing mental health concerns While many managers and emp...

Mental health myths are abundant and pervasive. Dispelling myths in the workplace creates a culture in which stigma is diminished, and employees feel more confident in seeking help when they need it. Episode Highlights One of the main reasons employees are leaving jobs or feeling resentful is because they feel they aren’t being heard by management, or their boundaries are not being respected. Ment...

There are growing concerns that people’s mental health and well-being can take a hit when working remotely. Research shows that being “always on” and accessible by technology while working remotely leads to the blurring of work and non-work boundaries, particularly if you work from home. Episode Resources https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/09/heres-what-we-know-about-how-remote-work-changes-us.html http...

Psychological safety — the belief that one can speak up without risk of punishment or humiliation — has been well established as a critical driver of high-quality decision making, healthy group dynamics and interpersonal relationships, greater innovation, and more effective execution in organizations. When it comes to psychological safety, managers have traditionally focused on enabling candor and...

Mental Health Advocate & Speaker, Co-Founder of The Yellow Bench Project & #YellowIsForHello Campaign Sam Fiorella joins us to share the stories of student mental health and the impact of suicide preventions on families. Episode Highlights Sam’s personal story of losing his son to suicide Sharing Lucas’s legacy is how Sam worked through his pain and loss The need for mental health education and li...

Feelings are messengers of needs. Meeting needs unlocks positive feelings and energy; neglecting needs does the opposite. By integrating business objectives with meeting people’s needs, companies can make sure the strong wind of a positive emotional force is at their back. Episode Highlights - Real world example of feelings at work - The value of emotional resilience - Simple tips for reducing str...

We often experience shifting emotions. Sometimes it just happens without our control. Sometimes a little mindful focus can give us the opportunity to move from one feeling to another. Flux in particular is a sign that we are moving from general positive feelings to more negative ones. The highest correlations were found between a person’s perceived ability to distinguish multiple emotions at once...

Emotional branding refers to the practice of building brands that appeal directly to a consumer's emotional state, needs and aspirations. Emotional branding is successful when it triggers an emotional response in the consumer. Emotional brands have a significant impact when the consumer experiences a strong and lasting attachment to the brand comparable to a feeling of bonding, companionship or lo...

Co-founder of pinksocks.life , Nick Adkins, joins us to talk about kindness. Nick says, "when I gift the socks, I always look the other person in the eyes and say 'Every time you wear your pinksocks you’re going to make people smile! People will come up to you and ask you about your pinksocks. That’s your opportunity to connect with another person, that had you not have been wearing your pinksocks...

Moral emotion is the idea that we believe some emotions are good and some emotions are bad and we judge them as such. Moral emotions also encompass how we use emotion to change behavior in others. Episode Highlights - How does judging emotion impact behavior driven by feelings? - How are we internalizing this and judging our own emotions? How does that judgment impact behavior? - Moral emotions se...

Emotion regulation is the ability to exert control over one's own emotional state. It may involve behaviors such as rethinking a challenging situation to reduce anger or anxiety, hiding visible signs of sadness or fear, or focusing on reasons to feel happy or calm. Episode Highlights https://positivepsychology.com/emotion-regulation/ 6 Most Useful Emotional Regulation Skills for Adults - Self-awar...

In this episode, we explore the value of mindful representation of mental illness in books, TV, film. Part of the cultural struggle with mental health stigma has to do with the media representations of OCD, PTSD, Paranoia. Mental health is not a dramatic device, but it is fair to present characters that the general public can relate to. J. Alexander Greenwood is an award-winning writer, public rel...

In this first of a 2 episode interview with suspense author, J. Alexander Greenwood we get the backstory about how his title character John Pilate came into being. J. Alexander Greenwood is an award-winning writer, public relations consultant, speaker, and podcaster. He is best known as the author of the acclaimed John Pilate Mysteries. https://amzn.to/2QEuZpv You can learn more about Alex, the Jo...

Everything about communication and social interactions is emotional. We are either making a concerted effort to elicit an emotional reaction or dealing with the fall-out of an emotional reaction. Knowing how words and actions are actually affecting the emotions of others is incredibly useful. How we measure and quantify emotional feedback is both tricky and highly rewarding. Episode Resources - Au...

Fatigue is a term used to describe an overall feeling of tiredness or lack of energy. It isn't the same as simply feeling drowsy or sleepy. When you're fatigued, you have no motivation and no energy. Being sleepy may be a symptom of fatigue, but it's not the same thing. Covid fatigue implies that more and more people are fed up with the quarantine and breaking the rules. Episode Resources * Craft,...

Hungarian-American psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, discovered the state of flow thanks to the technological innovation of pagers in the 1970. From Wikipedia - In an interview with Wired magazine, Csíkszentmihályi described flow as "being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previo...

The past year of social distancing and remote working has turned our ideas of what the workplace should be on its head. The opportunities for managers and co-workers to pause from the tasks of the work day and take a moment to connect are few and far between. Trying to gage how well an employee is dealing with stress at work and at home over Zoom and Slack are nearly impossible. Tina and Michelle...

Having crossed the loss of 500,000 Americans on February 22, 2021 the entire country started taking time to mourn. Grief is difficult. It’s at the core of our human condition and that we eventually lose someone. It is also very closely tied to love. The deeper we loved the person we lost, the deeper the grief. Episode Resources Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Nat...

Hosts Tina Schweiger and Michelle Stinson Ross discuss the cultural logic behind our need for happiness. Focusing on western emphasis of the “pursuit of happiness,” they explore the inner workings of how we naturally tend to process emotions and give tips how to do so in a healthier, proactive way. Episode Highlights Westernized ideals and falsehoods of happiness Dopamine is the nervous system’s r...

The feelings of every employee matter because, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), depression causes an estimated 200 million lost workdays each year at the cost of $17 billion to $44 billion to employers. Unchecked stress and feeling unhappy and unfulfilled are often the reasons employees change jobs. Episode Highlights Most companies in the US address toxic workplace environment b...

Introduction to the #FeelingsMatter Podcast - Episode 1 In the very first episode of the #FeelingsMatter Podcast, Hosts Tina Schweiger and Michelle Stinson Ross introduce you to their interest in feelings and emotions. They also provide a little background about themselves and what experience and expertise they bring to this discussion. Tina Schweiger (she, her, hers) is the CoFounder, Designer an...

Coming Soon #FeelingsMatter Podcast Hosts Tina Schweiger and Michelle Stinson Ross provide you with a few hints of what is to come on the Feelings Matter Podcast. Tina Schweiger (she, her, hers) is the CoFounder, Designer and Chief Empath of Mindful Appy. You can learn more about Tina on her LinkedIn profile. Michelle Stinson Ross (she, her, hers) is the Marketing Director and chief culture creato...