Emotion Suppression Across Cultures: Dr. Jenny Wang's Strategy of the Week | Dealing With Feelings

🎙️ A few days ago, on 'Dealing with Feelings', Dr. Marc Brackett was graced with the presence of Dr. Jenny Wang, a respected psychologist and a beacon of insight on integrating cultural perspectives with emotion regulation strategies. Their conversation shed light on the nuanced ways our cultural and family backgrounds shape how we manage our emotions.
Through a blend of personal stories and scholarly understanding, they revealed how our upbringing and cultural heritage influence our emotional strategies, particularly around the concept of emotional suppression and expression through service.
In this week's strategy episode, you'll discover:
🌱 The importance of understanding the role of culture and family in emotion regulation, as highlighted by Dr. Jenny Wang.
📚 Dr. Marc Brackett's reflections on how his family's emphasis on holidays and communal gatherings enriched his emotional landscape.
🍲 Insightful discussions on how acts of service, such as cooking and preparing meals, serve as expressions of love and mechanisms for emotion regulation in various cultures.
🔄 The critical perspective on evaluating the effectiveness of our emotional strategies; understanding when they aid our well-being and when they might hinder our happiness.
Try It Yourself:
This week, we invite you to reflect on the emotional strategies you've inherited from your cultural and family background. Think about one emotion-regulation strategy that's particularly meaningful to you. How does it support your well-being? Share your reflections and experiences with us in the comments below!
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I am spanish-american i learned emotional suppression. Stuffing my feeling was easier due to an abusive family system.

[@deroshamoodley4505]

Growing up, dialogue wasn’t a default go-to during times of emotional upheaval. We usually slept it off or watched our elders isolate, which has its benefits but without actually sharing and being heard there were gaps in this coping mechanism that saw the un-processed emotion appear in other domains.
Over time as we grew up, as I learnt strategies I started to do the listening myself, say overtly “I want someone to listen to me” or ask someone who is visually going through something emotionally heavy if they would like me to sit down and listen to them.
With my family I started to create the environment I wanted for myself.