- From Comfort Food to Comfort Emotions: A Culinary Approach to Feelings Jeffrey Besecker 1:20:10
Explore the intriguing relationship between emotions, perceptions, and memories on The Light Inside. Our guest, Kim Cordy, author of “Yucky, Yummy, Savory, Sweet: Understanding the Flavors of Emotions,” joined us to discuss her innovative approach to emotional awareness through the lens of food and cooking. Kim shared insights on how we’re not born with preset emotional responses, but rather have the ability to shape our emotions.
She introduced the concept of emotional recipes, which allows us to fine-tune our emotional predictions based on our perceptions. We discussed the importance of emotional granularity and how it can enhance our ability to understand and manage our emotions more effectively.
- Discover how our emotions are not pre-determined but can be shaped like a painter creating a masterpiece.
- Learn how to create a new connection with your emotions using the familiar analogy of cooking recipes.
- Delve into the idea that we have the power to choose our emotions based on our perceptions and context.
- Gain insights on fine-tuning emotional predictions and expanding our emotional palette.
Join us on The Light Inside for a refreshing perspective on emotions and personal growth.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Constructing Our Worlds
00:00:21 – The Role of Memories in Perception
00:00:43 – Emotions: Natural or Shaped?
00:01:16 – Born to Feel: Choosing Our Emotions
00:01:49 – Emotional Recipes for Perception
00:02:10 – Becoming a Michelin Chef of Experiences
00:03:14 – Exploring Perception and Emotional Context
00:03:48 – Perception Through the Senses
00:04:17 – Neural Imprinting and Emotional Responses
00:05:00 – Interoception and Bodily Sensations
00:06:10 – Emotional Granularity and Consciousness
00:07:09 – Constructing Our Internal World
00:08:38 – Emotional Ingredients and Perceptual Skills
00:09:56 – Energy, Consciousness, and Soul Imprinting
00:11:03 – Perception Management and Focus
00:12:19 – Interoception vs. Neuroception
00:13:29 – Mind-Body Connection and Emotional Processing
00:14:57 – Emotional Recipes and Neuronal Activity
00:16:22 – Missing Ingredients in Emotional Responses
00:17:03 – Interoceptive Development and Alexithymia
00:18:13 – Neural Imprinting and Critical Period Development
00:19:10 – Subconscious Patterns and Emotional Formulation
00:20:48 – Emotional Granularity and Interoceptive Awareness
00:21:42 – Consciousness Beyond Material Self
00:22:29 – Interoception, Neuroception, and Emotional Processing
00:23:45 – Contextual Frameworks and Emotional Outcomes
00:24:57 – Willful Blindness and Emotional Granularity
00:26:51 – Emotional Predictions and Cultural Programming
00:28:31 – Perception Drivers and Emotional Data Processing
00:29:27 – Introspection Illusion and Emotional Assessments
00:30:31 – Self-Constructs and Emotional Context
00:31:25 – Window of Tolerance in Emotional Processing
00:32:13 – Vulnerability and Emotional Cycles
00:33:44 – Willful Blindness and Emotional Granularity
00:34:07 – Contextualization in Emotional Processing
00:35:39 – Conditionality and Emotional Experiences
00:36:05 – Biological and Cultural Factors in Emotions
00:37:29 – Overcoming Conditioning and Emotional Recipes
00:38:53 – Expectations and Emotional Experiences
Credits:
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Featured Guest:
Credits: Music Score by Epidemic Sound
Executive Producer: Jeffrey Besecker
Mixing, Engineering, Production, and Mastering: Aloft Media Studio
Senior Program Director: Anna Getz
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