Feelings + Overwhelm / kids · teens · adults / Check-in
Name the Wave
Feelings move through you like waves — name this one and it starts to pass.
What this is for
A feeling shows up huge and fast, and it's hard to even say what it is before it takes over.
When to use it
The moment you notice something has shifted — before or during a reaction, not after.
What you leave with
A name for what's happening in your body right now, and one small thing to do with it.
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Where do you feel it in your body?
Pick one to keep going.
Why this can help
Putting words to an emotional state (affect labelling) has been shown to reduce activity in the brain's threat-response system, even without changing the situation itself.
Lieberman et al., affect labelling research
