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The state below The Triangle is a calm state of peace and openheartedness - where we all hope to spend much more time. It is accessed by “listening” to what the core emotion of the moment is telling us, by honoring what it says and by letting the associated body sensations move through freely until they naturally subside. Core emotions are wavelike in nature: rising then ebbing.
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Core emotions are hard-wired in the middle part of our brains, meaning they are not subject to conscious control. Triggered by the environment, each core emotion is pre-wired to set off a host of physiological reactions that prime us for an action that is meant ...
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When an event or situation causes us distress or to be off-balance we must:
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Inhibitory emotions block core emotions. Shame, anxiety and guilt, the inhibitory emotions, block core emotions when: 1) they are in conflict with what pleases others whom we need like parents, peers, and partners; 2) core emotions become too intense an...
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Defenses are anything we do to avoid feeling either core or inhibitory emotions. Depression is a defense because in that state we are out of touch with our core emotions. There are an infinite number of defenses but some of the other common ones in our culture a...
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The Change Triangle is a place to turn to in that immediate moment when something within us, or someone or something in our environment causes you to experience emotional struggle. Just by figuring out “where we are on the Triangle”, we can 1) gain some distance ...
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The Change Triangle is a tool and a guide to carry a person from a place of disconnection back to their true Self. It works by getting people reacquainted with core emotions like joy, anger, sadness, fear, and excitement.
The concepts underlying the Change Triangle tool wer...
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Core emotions are largely physical sensations that we come to recognize and name as a particular emotion. Core emotions inform us about our environment. Am I safe or in danger? What do I need/want and don’t want? Am I sad? Am I hurt? What brings me pleasure? What dis...
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The Change Triangle is a tool, a map and a guide that we can turn to to manage upsetting moments, or when we are in conflict with ourselves or those we love, or when we’re looking to understand ourselves more deeply. Practiced often enough, it can become practice. And with practice, comes change; hopefully, a change towards emotional resilience and stability.
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