Emotional
What if naming a feeling is what tames it?
They get louder. Fred Rogers spent decades telling children something most adults still haven't fully absorbed: what is mentionable is manageable. If you can put a feeling into words, it loses some of its power over you.
Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.— Fred Rogers
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The thinker
Beloved Children's TV Host
Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an American television host, author, and Presbyterian minister best known for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, where he spent decades teaching children about emotions and kindness.
Based on Mister Rogers — Talking About Feelings, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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