152: Emotions for SLPs

The SLP Now Podcast

In this episode of The Joyful SLP, Marisha and Laura dive into the topic of emotions. They talk about their own experiences with emotions, including how they were raised to deal with them. The conversation then moves on to the concept of emotional differentiation and how it can help us better identify and label our emotions.

They discuss the importance of modeling healthy emotional expression for our students and how we can do that by taking care of our own emotional well-being, Laura shares a helpful app that she uses to identify and label her emotions, and they talk about how even small steps towards emotional self-awareness can have a big impact.

In the episode, Marisha and Laura discuss:

• Their experiences with emotions and emotional differentiation
• Why taking care of our emotional well-being and modeling healthy emotional expression are so important
• How small steps towards emotional self-awareness can have a big impact.
• Their favorite tools and resources to support emotional wellness

Tune in to this episode for an uplifting and enlightening discussion on the power of emotions, and how emotional literacy impacts your experience as an SLP.

Resources Mentioned

• The Mood app
• Dr. Marc Brackett’s book "Permission to Feel"
• The SLP Summit

SHOW NOTES

Full show notes at slpnow.com/152