1. How are you feeling emotionally in this moment? Get curious, drop any judgment, and name the feeling.
2. Where do you feel the emotion in your body? Notice any sensations in your body.
3. What's your relationship with this emotion? Is it pleasant or unpleasant, comfortable or uncomfortable, familiar or unfamiliar?
4. How was this emotion modeled to you growing up? Reflect on how this modeling impacts your present-day relationship with this feeling.
5. How can you practice accepting how you're feeling and meet yourself with compassion in this moment? Place one hand over your heart, take a deep breath, and practice cultivating compassion from within.