Emotional literacy
The ability to recognise, name and express feelings — your own and other people's.
How it shows up
Someone who grew up where feelings weren’t talked about has three words available: fine, bad, angry. A narrower vocabulary means poorer regulation, because you can’t regulate what you can’t name.
What we do with it in therapy
We widen the vocabulary as we go, while describing concrete situations. With children it is one of the most useful parenting tools there is.
See also
See also
The inner critic
The voice in you that comments, evaluates and condemns — often in the words of someone from your past.
Psychoeducation
An explanation of how a difficulty works — part of therapy, not an introduction to it.
Depression
Persistently low mood and loss of interest, lasting weeks and changing how you function, sleep and feel.
