When feelings, emotions, and moods rise up between us, we can at times feel a rush to shift, alleviate, and extend the experience with words. Other times, we may feel stuck in needing to say something, to use some words to help keep each other aware of what is happening inside each of us, but not knowing how or being ready or able yet to use words to support the interaction. In addition to words and naming experiences, what else helps you modulate shared emotional states or emotional exchanges?
[image description: Two hearts stand in a green field under a green sky. The heart on the right is turned away and bent forward slightly with a an angry facial expression and arms crossed over its chest. The heart on the right is looking at the angry heart with a slightly befuddled facial expression and one hand appearing to scratch its head in confusion or shock.]
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