Emotions – The Conversation

This time of year can bring a resurgence of grief about facing Christmas without family.

Our need for closure runs deep. Without it, old memories intrude like uninvited guests, resurfacing with regret, anger or confusion, even years later.

When you’re upset, finding a new way to think about a negative situation can help you feel better. But researchers find the process takes some effort to really work.

AI-powered translation tools are certainly impressive. But there is an important frontier for translation technology, one AI might never be able to breach: the poem.

Shame is a feeling we struggle to know what to do with, precisely because we always seem to have too much or too little.

Think your dog can tell when you’re angry rather than sad? New research inside dogs’ brains suggests the answer might be more complicated than you think.

Narcissism is a picture that includes insecurity, emotional sensitivity and surprising fragility.

Forgiveness is key to relationships – but it’s not as simple as deciding you’d like to forget and move on. A counselor breaks down misconceptions.

Whatever the reason for it, crying is a normal, healthy emotional response that no one should be forced to suppress.

Tracing the history of this emotion can help us understand how it came to be empowering for LGBTQIA+ people – even as certain groups try and hijack it.

The ‘saddest day of the year’ is made up, and ignores the importance of feeling and expressing our emotions.

Creative works can represent emotions emerging so fast that our brains can’t quite catch up with them.

The emotional outbursts of MAGA men can seem spontaneous and even silly – but we should take them seriously, especially when they apply to war.

In one of England’s most deprived cities with one of the most ambitious climate targets, research shows the huge influence that emotion has on sustainability goals.

Love and hate seem like obvious opposites – but for philosophers of virtue, it’s not so simple.

Push through, stay strong, fight back – people often think of resilience as being tough and having grit. But research suggests it’s more about acknowledging the scars as you continue to move forward.

Art projects can help unlock more enthusiasm from citizens for deposit return schemes, reuse pilots or new recycling sorting rules.

Embarrassment is a universal, visceral and oddly contagious emotion that has importance socially and psychologically.

Corporate leaders see their decisions as purely rational, but emotions, especially those tied to masculinity, may play a bigger role than they admit.

Rejection sensitivity in ADHD can make everyday feedback feel overwhelming. Here’s why it happens and how to manage it with care.