Emotional Well-being

We conducted a staff training workshop on emotional well-being for our employees this January.

30 January 2017

“Love is a state and is proactive”

This workshop was given by Majd Gammoh, a cognitive neuroscience graduate student, with a highly interactive group discussion with personal reflection time. Majd Gammoh talked about how important emotional well-being it is to both the trainers and the trainees.

The five universal emotions were addressed and dissected. It is well known that anger, fear, disgust, joy, and sadness can be healthy mechanisms if understood and interpreted correctly if expressed in the right context. However, often times, we reject the negative emotions we feel to protect and guard our body from harm. This natural human reflex is a psychological response which separates ourselves from reality and blurs our view. Thus, it is essential to recognize when we are suppressing our emotions to identify their source, monitor them, and simply be aware of how to deal and get rid of undesired bad influences.

Additionally, the process of digging into our emotions facilitates better understanding of ourselves and others. It also provides us with an opportunity of bringing healing to broken relationships and better people’s self-image. This will definitely play an a vital role in helping AWT achieve its missionary goals. This will not only help our well-being but also the well-being of those we serve.

After the workshop, each member took a moment to reflect on the root causes of the five universal emotions and healthy ways in which each individual can express them properly.