BLUF

Expanding emotional vocabulary and awareness improves emotion regulation, mental health, relationships, and leadership. Research shows recognising, understanding, and mindfully labelling emotions, rather than suppressing them, strengthens resilience, empathy, and the ability to navigate life’s challenges.

Learning Outcomes 

  • Explain the relationship between emotional intelligence, emotional awareness, and emotion regulation, including how recognising and labelling emotions supports effective emotional management.
  • Identify and accurately describe personal emotions and their underlying causes by using an expanded emotional vocabulary and recognising bodily and emotional cues.
  • Apply mindfulness and emotional awareness strategies to improve empathy, interpersonal relationships, and resilience when responding to personal and workplace challenges. 
READ: Build Your Emotional Intelligence, One Word at a Time

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