1.  See Rosenberg, M. B. (2015). Nonviolent communication: A language of life (3rd edition). PuddleDancer Press for more on effectively identifying and expressing emotions.
2.  See Rosenberg (2015).
3.  See  NPR Life Kit’s episode in which psychologist Tara Brach outlines a simple mindfulness framework. Aubrey, A. (Host). (2020, July 1). Anxiety is overwhelming: Here’s a mindfulness tool that works [Podcast]. In C. Schneider (producer). Life Kit. Washington, DC: NPR.
4.  For more on understanding and expressing your needs, see Rosenberg (2015).
5.  For further reading on how negative feelings can be beneficial, see Arthur Brooks’ article on the topic in his Atlantic column, How to Build a Life. Brooks, A. (2020, June). Sit with negative emotions, don’t push them away. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/06/dont-push-away-your-negative-emotions/613180/