Perspective taking in emotion regulation. Wow. Being able to look at my life through the lens of others as an actor and literature teacher has been the way I’ve actually been able to manage my adult life. Drama - as an actor I’ve had to role-play psychological states that were not my own. In doing so, I experienced perspectives about myself, that allowed me to reflect on my life from the perspective of the characters given to me to play. So when I played a mythological Greek character, a daughter Electra, who destroyed her mother from raging anger. I then saw as myself the destruction that un-processed anger had on a family, that unheard emotion had on an individual. This means that this character showed me a perspective about my life and how I will/will not process events when it comes to relationship management. Reading fiction - as a lover of fiction and teacher of fiction,the emotional potency of walking through the shoes of the protagonist you are following is a way to empathise with another person, understand why they made the decisions they did, support them and not judge them. The granularity of emotions (taught to me by you Marc) is potent in literary narration. Following the moment by moment decision making and the emotions experienced by characters I am reading, gives me a perspective on how I will manage similar situations the character undergoes in my life, igniting my planning processors. So essentially making art and having an arts education was crucial in teaching me about perspective taking. Thank you Marc for these videos and for your teaching!
Thank you for taking the time to reflect on this strategy. I am honored to know that my work has been valuable to you and that it has contributed to your journey in both the arts and education. Your approach to understanding and regulating emotions is inspiring, and I hope you continue to share these insights with your students and colleagues.
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Perspective taking in emotion regulation. Wow. Being able to look at my life through the lens of others as an actor and literature teacher has been the way I’ve actually been able to manage my adult life.
Drama - as an actor I’ve had to role-play psychological states that were not my own. In doing so, I experienced perspectives about myself, that allowed me to reflect on my life from the perspective of the characters given to me to play. So when I played a mythological Greek character, a daughter Electra, who destroyed her mother from raging anger. I then saw as myself the destruction that un-processed anger had on a family, that unheard emotion had on an individual. This means that this character showed me a perspective about my life and how I will/will not process events when it comes to relationship management.
Reading fiction - as a lover of fiction and teacher of fiction,the emotional potency of walking through the shoes of the protagonist you are following is a way to empathise with another person, understand why they made the decisions they did, support them and not judge them. The granularity of emotions (taught to me by you Marc) is potent in literary narration. Following the moment by moment decision making and the emotions experienced by characters I am reading, gives me a perspective on how I will manage similar situations the character undergoes in my life, igniting my planning processors.
So essentially making art and having an arts education was crucial in teaching me about perspective taking.
Thank you Marc for these videos and for your teaching!
Thank you for taking the time to reflect on this strategy. I am honored to know that my work has been valuable to you and that it has contributed to your journey in both the arts and education. Your approach to understanding and regulating emotions is inspiring, and I hope you continue to share these insights with your students and colleagues.