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Identify Your Emotional Habits

Identify Your Emotional Habits

Juan Esterhuizen Transformation Psychologist & Life Coach

Identify Your Emotional Habits

Overcoming old habits is not easy. It requires facing your emotions and coping strategies head-on. This means asking yourself tough questions and identifying destructive patterns. You need to identify your emotional habits and understand their impact on your life before you can move forward and let go of the past.

One way to identify your emotional habits is to take a step back and examine the patterns of behaviour that you have adopted over the years. What triggers you emotionally? What are your go-to coping strategies when you feel overwhelmed?

When you look at the big picture, you will spot patterns and gain an understanding of how your emotions influence your life.

Once you have identified your emotional habits, the next step is to take action. Start by developing healthier coping strategies and figuring out new ways to manage your emotions. You need to be honest with yourself and willing to make changes. This could include talking to a therapist for support or journaling to release your feelings.

Letting go of the past can be a difficult but rewarding process. Establishing emotional habits that support your well-being takes time and effort. But when you take the steps necessary to identify your emotional habits and develop tools to better manage them, you can move forward and create a life of joy and abundance.

Identify Your Emotional Habits

Juan Esterhuizen Transformation Psychologist & Life Coach

Juan Esterhuizen Transformation Psychologist & Life Coach is a published psychologist, integrative life coach and stress and trauma release therapist with a practice in Caledon. Offering a range of exclusive in-person and online psychological counselling services, Juan is also available to travel to...

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