When the Bee Gee’s opined, “It’s just emotion that’s taking me over,” they weren’t exaggerating—emotions affect us in powerful ways, impacting our behavior and our relationships. So ...

Here’s the important part: primary emotions are not in our control, but secondary emotions are. Think of the primary emotions like a big ball — they are sometimes heavy or uncomfortable to hold.

Their important results clearly show that shared primary and secondary emotions serve as social glue to bond individuals of different species to one another. 1 In Western countries, ...

Joseph assists his clients to become fully aware of unrecognized, unshared, connective primary emotions and reactive, disconnecting secondary emotions. He helps couples, men, and women cultivate ...

Defranco says animals definitely have primary emotions like fear. They can also feel anger. And now there is growing evidence that they have secondary emotions like love, jealousy and greed.

When the Bee Gee’s opined, “It’s just emotion that’s taking me over,” they weren’t exaggerating—emotions affect us in powerful ways, impacting our behavior and our relationships. So, it’s important we ...