This care package is about a self-regulation technique called “Taking Your Emotional Temperature” and how it can help us manage stressful times. (You can find links to related posts down below.)



A simple way to take your emotional temperature is to stop once or twice (or however many) times a day and ask yourself, “How am I doing?” When you ask this, practice noticing any really powerful emotions.
You can also take these moments to do a quick body scan and notice any place in your body that is really tense and strained, which is often a sign of intense emotions.
You can also use journal writing and moments of silence to take a little more time to explore your emotions.
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My name is Shelly Johnson, and I am a writer and philosopher with a Ph.D. in philosophy. One of my primary personal and philosophical interests is how we can learn to love ourselves and each other better in order to cultivate personal and political resilience. I teach ethics and a variety of other courses at a local college. I am the author of the blog Love is Stronger. I am also the author of three logic and critical thinking books for high school and middle school: _Argument Builder_, _Discovery of Deduction_ (co-author), and _Everyday Debate_, published by Classical Academic Press. You can reach me at shellypruittjohnson@gmail.com.
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