EXERCISE: INITIAL FEELINGS TOOL
Objective:
Use initial feelings as a point of departure for self-empathy
Process:
1. Think of a difficult situation you experienced recently.
2. Scan through the Initial Feelings to Underlying Needs tool until you find a word that characterizes your initial feeling in this situation.
3. Read through the feelings indicated. Which of these resonate with you?
4. Read through the needs indicated. Which of these resonate with you?
Partner reflection:
What did you notice?
Did anything shift or settle?
Did you learn anything?