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Feelings MatterSullen #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Heather Hampton, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Tina Schweiger explore the emotion of feeling sullen - that experience of being unhappy to the point where it becomes an ongoing mood. The conversation examines sullen as a protective response when we've run out of emotional capacity, the need for processing space when triggered, and how to support both ourselves and others (especially teenagers) when this withdrawn state emerges. The hosts share personal strategies for navigating and respecting the sullen experience. EpisodeHighlights:Heather describes sullen as appearing when something has "peeved you off" to...
2025-10-0809 min
Feelings MatterGuilt #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Tina Schweiger, Heather Hampton, and Michelle Stinson Ross explore the emotion of guilt - that feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing, whether or not harm has actually been inflicted. The conversation distinguishes guilt from shame, examines how guilt particularly affects women in society, and shares strategies for reframing guilty thoughts. Tina vulnerably shares a recent experience of standing up for herself with a healthcare provider and the conflicted feelings that followed. Episode Highlights:Tina clarifies the distinction between guilt and shame: "guilt is I did something bad and shame is I'm a bad p...
2025-10-0113 min
Feelings MatterIndifference #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of indifference - that feeling of having no preference when faced with choices or not caring about something that's happening. The conversation challenges the typical view of indifference as negative, examining how it can sometimes serve as healthy professional detachment or signal relationship problems. The hosts discuss the nuanced role indifference plays in boundaries, relationships, and professional settings.Episode Highlights:Michelle reframes indifference as potentially beneficial in professional settings, sharing how she wished she could be more indifferent when a stressed...
2025-09-2411 min
Feelings MatterColorful #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Tina Schweiger, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of feeling colorful - that sense of being interesting, multifaceted, energetic, and distinctive. The conversation delves into how colorful manifests as both an emotional experience and a personality trait, the connection between color theory and emotions, and why this vibrant feeling lands in the humor category. The hosts share personal stories about how they express their colorful nature through fashion, hair, and creative choices. Episode Highlights:Tina describes feeling colorful while writing a thank-you note with gold paint pen on blue g...
2025-09-1718 min
Feelings MatterAffectionate #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of feeling affectionate - that warm regard for another person or animal, characterized by loving and fond feelings. The conversation delves into the relationship between affection and physical touch, the biochemical aspects of affectionate feelings, and how past trauma can complicate our ability to express and receive affection. The hosts share vulnerable personal experiences about navigating affection with consent and emotional intelligence. EpisodeHighlights:Michelle describes the visual representation of affection as looking "a little stoned," connecting this to the dopamine and "...
2025-09-1016 min
Feelings MatterMoral #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Heather Hampton, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Tina Schweiger explore the emotion of feeling moral - that sense of being connected to principles of right and wrong, especially regarding teaching right behavior. The conversation examines how moral feelings differ from other emotions because they're deeply rooted in our conditioning and values, making them particularly challenging to examine objectively. The hosts discuss how moral convictions can both guide positive action and fuel destructive conflicts.Episode Highlights:Heather describes moral feelings as deeply tied to personal values and sense of self, making...
2025-09-0319 min
Feelings MatterWorried #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of worry - that feeling of being troubled or having a mind busy with anxiety or doubt. The conversation examines worry as primarily a mental rather than physical experience, its relationship to control and choice, and how it differs from anxiety. The hosts share contrasting perspectives on worry, with some experiencing it frequently while others find it largely absent from their emotional landscape.Episode Highlights:Heather notes how the visual representation of worry shows the character looking off into the distance...
2025-07-2213 min
Feelings MatterGlad #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of feeling glad - that sense of being pleased, happy, and gratified. The conversation delves into how gladness differs from related emotions like happiness and joy, examining its unique combination of gratitude and surprise. The hosts discuss the sustaining nature of gladness compared to more fleeting emotions and emphasize the importance of recognizing these positive feelings when they occur.Episode Highlights:Michelle defines gladness as "the intersection of joy and gratitude," distinguishing it from simple gratitude (being grateful for paid bills...
2025-07-1710 min
Feelings MatterExasperated #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of exasperation - that feeling of having your patience greatly tested and feeling super annoyed or overwhelmed. Tina vulnerably shares her current experience of exasperation in real time, leading to an authentic discussion about how small things can feel overwhelming when we're already stressed, and how this emotion often signals that our boundaries or sense of agency have been compromised. The hosts examine generational and cultural factors that may contribute to this feeling.Episode Highlights:Tina shares her current state of...
2025-07-1515 min
Feelings MatterAmbivalence #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of ambivalence - feeling two opposite feelings or attitudes at the same time, or simply feeling indecisive. The conversation distinguishes ambivalence from indifference and examines how this emotion can manifest both as a symptom of depression and as decision fatigue. The hosts discuss how ambivalence can put people on the precipice of isolation and share strategies for moving through this challenging emotional state.Episode Highlights:Heather describes experiencing ambivalence in two ways: as part of depression where she simply doesn't...
2025-07-0111 min
Feelings MatterFurious #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the intense emotion of feeling furious - that state of intense anger, actively raging, or feeling violent. The conversation examines fury as an "amygdala hijack" that can signal the need for significant change and growth, while also offering practical strategies for managing this overwhelming emotion. The hosts share personal experiences with fury and discuss techniques for de-escalation when this intense emotion emerges.Episode Highlights:Michelle describes fury as rare for her but connected to feelings of helplessness when she has no control over a...
2025-06-2616 min
Feelings MatterCharming #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of feeling charming - that pleasant feeling with an air of charisma that creates connection with others. The conversation examines the distinction between authentic and inauthentic charm, how charm functions in relationships and performance settings, and the positive dynamic that can emerge when people mutually experience this delightful emotion. The hosts discuss charm as both something we feel within ourselves and something we experience from others.Episode Highlights:Tina introduces charming as feeling "pleasant with an air of charisma," using...
2025-06-2409 min
Feelings MatterNovel #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Tina Schweiger, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of feeling novel - that sense of having no precedent or experiencing something completely new. The conversation examines how novel differs from fear of the unknown, the importance of actively seeking novelty as we age, and how this childlike sense of wonder can contribute to innovation, creativity, and compassion. The hosts share personal examples of experiencing novelty and discuss how to cultivate this positive emotion in daily life.Episode Highlights:Tina describes novel as a "childlike sense of wonder" that becomes...
2025-06-1009 min
Feelings MatterLively #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of feeling lively - that sensation of being full of life and energetic. The conversation reveals how introversion and extroversion influence experiences of liveliness, using their recent conference attendance as a case study. The hosts discuss how to harness lively energy when it appears and emphasize the contagious nature of this positive emotion.Episode Highlights:Michelle describes feeling lively at their recent conference while working the expo hall floor, noting how as an extrovert she was energized by constant interaction with...
2025-06-0510 min
Feelings MatterEnlightened #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Heather Hampton, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Tina Schweiger explore the emotion of feeling enlightened - that sudden feeling of understanding, awareness, or wisdom about something or someone. The conversation delves into the difference between learning and enlightenment, how enlightenment drives innovation and creativity, and the role this emotion can play in professional settings. The hosts share personal experiences of enlightenment and discuss how it connects to empathy and holding space for others.Episode Highlights:Heather describes enlightenment as those magical moments when "several things that you know or have learned come...
2025-06-0409 min
Feelings MatterConfused - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of confusion - that feeling of being bewildered, unclear, or unsure what to do. The conversation examines whether confusion is primarily a thinking state or an emotion, how people typically respond to feeling confused, and how confusion can manifest in relationships. The hosts also discuss the concerning connection between persistent confusion and manipulative relationship dynamics, offering resources and insights for healthier responses to this common emotion.Episode Highlights:Tina suggests confusion blends thinking and feeling, noting that people often say "...
2025-05-2719 min
Feelings MatterAdorable - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of feeling adorable - that sensation of feeling cute and adored, or finding someone or something unbearably cute. The conversation examines the two-way nature of adoration, the concept of "cute aggression," and how we might cultivate more experiences of this light, positive emotion in our lives. The hosts also discuss the importance of recognizing and growing positive emotions, not just analyzing challenging ones.Episode Highlights:Heather introduces adorable as a feeling associated with "puppies and kittens" but admits she often...
2025-05-2214 min
Feelings MatterAggressive - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Heather Hampton, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Tina Schweiger explore the emotion of aggression - that feeling of wanting to attack or argue with someone. The conversation moves from personal experiences with aggression to the challenges of handling aggression in children, particularly neurodivergent children. The hosts discuss how aggression can be contagious, creating escalating cycles, and share insights about maintaining calm in the face of others' aggressive behavior.Episode Highlights:Heather shares how she experiences aggression primarily while driving, using her car as a "safe space" to express feelings she wouldn't verbalize f...
2025-05-2014 min
Feelings MatterSorrowful - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of being sorrowful - that feeling of being heavy-hearted and deeply unhappy, often due to a loss or disappointment. The conversation delves into the physical sensations of sorrow, its relationship to depression, and how different contexts can shape our experience of this profound emotion. The hosts share personal insights about moving through sorrow rather than getting stuck in it, offering powerful metaphors and practical wisdom.Episode Highlights:Heather describes experiencing sorrowful in two distinct ways: during periods of depression (accompanied...
2025-05-1614 min
Feelings MatterAversion - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Tina Schweiger, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of aversion - described simply as "feeling stuck in a state of dislike." The conversation examines how aversion serves as both a protective mechanism and a potential barrier to growth and connection. The hosts discuss their personal experiences with aversion, its relationship to anxiety, and strategies for managing this emotion rather than allowing it to lead to harmful avoidance patterns.Episode Highlights:Tina shares her experience with misophonia (aversion to specific sounds like chewing), explaining how it creates a desire to physically...
2025-05-1608 min
Feelings MatterAnxious - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore anxiety as both an emotion and a condition. The conversation delves into how anxiety manifests physically, the distinction between anxiety and related feelings like nervousness, and practical techniques for creating safety and disrupting anxiety patterns. The hosts share their personal experiences with anxiety and offer insights on how to cultivate resilience against this challenging emotion.Episode Highlights:Michelle describes her experience of anxiety as "being prepared for the truck to hit me," noting it often appears due to past trauma and manifests...
2025-05-1516 min
Feelings MatterSmug - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Heather Hampton, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Tina Schweiger explore the emotion of smugness - that irritating feeling of being excessively pleased with oneself or offensively self-satisfied. The conversation delves into different perspectives on smugness, its relationship to contempt, and how this emotion can serve as an important signal in relationships. The hosts discuss the importance of approaching all emotions non-judgmentally while acknowledging that certain emotions, like smugness, may warrant closer examination.Episode Highlights:Heather describes smugness as having an element of arrogance and "demeaning another person," placing it in the category...
2025-05-0810 min
Feelings MatterBlissful - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of feeling blissful - that state of being extremely happy or full of joy. The hosts discuss how bliss represents an intersection of joy and peace, emphasizing its qualities of contentment, presence, and serenity. They share personal experiences of bliss and offer insights on how to create conditions where this gentle yet profound emotion might naturally arise.Episode Highlights:Michelle describes bliss as the intersection of joy and peace - a feeling that's happy and good but also "very chill,"...
2025-05-0609 min
Feelings MatterEmbarrassed - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of embarrassment - that uncomfortable feeling of being improperly exposed or self-conscious. The hosts dive into the physical sensations of embarrassment, share personal stories of embarrassing moments, and discuss how this emotion relates to other feelings like imposter syndrome. They also touch on how pushing through the fear of embarrassment can lead to personal growth.Episode Highlights:Tina describes the physical sensations of embarrassment as feeling like "moths" in her stomach (not the happy butterflies), speeding up breath while simultaneously...
2025-05-0111 min
Feelings MatterApathy - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Heather Hampton, Michelle Stinson Ross, and Tina Schweiger explore the emotion of apathy - that feeling of not caring about things that usually matter. The hosts discuss how apathy differs from indifference, its connection to depression and emotional exhaustion, and how recognizing this emotion can serve as an important warning signal. They share personal experiences with apathy and offer insights about how to respond when this emotional flatness appears.Episode Highlights:Heather describes apathy as feeling like "going through the motions in life without really any purpose or direction," noting its...
2025-04-2909 min
Feelings MatterDelighted - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of being delighted - that feeling of being greatly pleased or experiencing a strong sense of joy. The hosts discuss the lightness and buoyancy of delight, how it typically occurs in response to something specific, and why capturing these fleeting moments is valuable for building emotional resilience. They share personal examples of delight in their everyday lives and suggest ways to cultivate more of this uplifting emotion.Episode Highlights:Michelle shares how she experienced delight while editing previous podcast episodes...
2025-04-2409 min
Feelings MatterCraving - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of craving - that strong feeling of desire and yearning. The hosts discuss how craving manifests as a physical sensation, its repetitive nature, and how this emotion often signals deeper unmet needs. Rather than viewing cravings as simple impulses to be immediately satisfied, they suggest using cravings as valuable emotional data that can lead to greater self-awareness.Episode Highlights:Tina describes the physical experience of craving as a tension in her body, emphasizing that while cravings are associated with unmet...
2025-04-2208 min
Feelings MatterThrilled - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross, Tina Schweiger, and Heather Hampton explore the emotion of being thrilled - that feeling of extreme excitement and delight. They discuss how we often casually use powerful emotion words, the different ways people experience thrills, and the relationship between thrilled and other intense emotions like anxiety and elation. The conversation takes an interesting turn as they share personal experiences with thrill-seeking and emotional vulnerability.Episode Highlights:The hosts contrast naturally experiencing thrills versus intentional "thrill-seeking" behaviors, noting that while thrilled is typically a positive emotion, thrill-seeking can sometimes...
2025-04-1618 min
Feelings MatterTired - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross and Tina Schweiger are joined by Heather Hampton to explore the emotion of being tired. The conversation distinguishes between physical tiredness and emotional fatigue, with all three hosts sharing their personal experiences with emotional exhaustion, particularly in relation to depression and mental health. They discuss coping strategies and the importance of support when experiencing this draining emotion.Episode Highlights:Heather describes emotional tiredness as feeling "like slogging through waist deep mud in the dark," where everyday tasks require extra focus and energy despite maintaining outward appearancesMichelle explains how...
2025-04-1610 min
Feelings MatterLove - #FeelingsMatterIn this episode of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross and Tina Schweiger are joined by Heather Hampton to explore the emotion of love. The conversation delves into the multifaceted nature of love, from romantic partnerships to passion for work, highlighting how love involves both feeling and choice. The hosts share personal reflections on what love means to them and how it manifests in their lives.Episode Highlights:Tina discusses her love for studying the complexity of the human experience, particularly emotions, describing herself as a "connoisseur" who wakes up excited every day because of this passionMichelle emphasizes...
2025-04-1610 min
Feelings MatterEmotional Literacy - #FeelingsMatter#FeelingsMatter - Emotional Literacy (Season 3 Premiere) In the Season 3 premiere of #FeelingsMatter, hosts Michelle Stinson Ross and Tina Schweiger explore emotional literacy and introduce Feel Wise, a tool featuring 156 emotions represented visually. This episode serves as a foundation for the new season format, where future episodes will offer short, "snackable" segments focusing on one emotion at a time to help listeners develop a comprehensive emotional vocabulary.Episode Highlights:Introduction to Feel Wise, which goes beyond traditional emotion wheels by visually representing emotions and providing mindfulness techniques for processing feelingsDistinction between academic emotional literacy...
2025-04-1634 minFeelings MatterFeelings Matter Season 3 TrailerJoin Tina Schweiger, Heather Hampton, and Michelle Stinson Ross as they dig deeper into a full vocabulary of emotional expression. This trailer is just a quick snack of what you can expect this season on #FeelingsMatter.Podcast theme music by Dubush Miaw from PixabayThis episode of the #FeelingsMatter Podcast was recorded and produced at MSR Studios in Saint Paul, MN. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission.This episode is sponsored by FeelWise - bridging the gap between reflection and resilience, offering practical tools to help people overcome obstacles, embrace c...
2025-04-0205 min
Too Much Effing PerspectiveThe Replacements Tommy Stinson - Getting stupid (and clever) with Axl Rose, Gene Simmons, Tom Petty and...of course...Paul WesterbergBefore January wraps, let's celebrate that 39 years ago this month on January 18, 1986, the Replacements got banned for life from SNL. In the middle of playing "Bastards of Young" on live TV, singer Paul Westerberg yelled to guitarist Bob Stinson, "Come on, F*cker!" during this guitar solo. In a combo platter of VIDEO and audio featuring one of our favorite guests, Tommy Stinson tells the story of yet another rowdy New York incident when the band played at the legendary CBGB. When the God of Thunder, Gene Simmons from KISS, walked in the Replacements...
2025-01-2832 min
Dare to Dwell: A Podcast with the Daughters of St. PaulBonus Episode: Using Media to Witness to Christ with Fr. Cassidy StinsonIn today’s episode, Sr. Allison Regina and Sr. Julie Benedicta are joined by Fr. Cassidy Stinson to share their reflections on living as media apostles in the world. “A priest pours water on the head of a child while saying mysterious words; the minister of God extends his consecrated hand over the repentant sinner and says: “I absolve you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” But underneath these things, underneath these causes, true prodigies are performed. St. Thomas does not hesitate to say that the justifica...
2024-10-0841 min
Leaders Sans Frontières - Podcast#LDSF26 | De la communication nord-américaine aux fintechs philippines - Timothée GRASSIN - TendoPay#LDSF26 LEADERS SANS FRONTIÈRES – Un podcast de Paul Tressens Episode 26 – Timothée GRASSIN – Serial Entrepreneur (TendoPay, Candy Banners, Stinson Design) ----------------------------- Timothée a revendu 2 entreprises au Canada et 1 aux Philippines. Il accompagne aujourd’hui les startups en Asie du Sud Est. Cette semaine Timothée Grassin me partage son parcours de l'Amérique du Nord aux Philippines.Après avoir créé une première agence de communication en 2010, Stinson Design, il développe un studio...
2024-05-1455 min
The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul MyersCorinne Bailey Rae, Tommy Stinson (The Replacements)British singer, songwriter, and producer Corinne Bailey Rae explains how Chicago's Stony Island Arts Bank inspired her ambitiously complex new album, Black Rainbows. And Tommy Stinson discusses his days with The Replacements as we unpack the new box set Tim: Let It Bleed Edition, featuring Ed Stasium's 2023 remix of the band's 1985 major label debut, Tim, plus a ton of extra rarities and live tracks. Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton talks about her recent trip to New York to hang out with Killer Mike. For the latest RSD News go to RecordStoreDay.com.
2023-09-261h 24