That’s what I love about having a movie about emotions. Every scene in the movie, there’s
something tangible that the viewer can latch onto that represents what’s actually happening
internally in your mind and in your body. Hi. I’m Kristel Thomassin. I’m an Associate Professor in
the Department of Psychology at the University of Guelph. My take-home message would be to support
individuals’ experiences of emotion. Especially in children to validate their experience and
that will help them learn about emotions, what they are, how to identify them. That in it of
itself is an important skill to prevent, you know, psychological problems down the road.
What I would recommend to the average person is to not be afraid of emotions and I know that sounds
a little bit silly but I think we’re socialized sometimes to be scared of or put off by certain
types of emotions and that will differ based on background, on gender, cultural background,
things like that. So for example, how many times have we heard boys don’t cry? What you want to be
cautious about is the impact the emotion has on your behaviour or the way you think or the
way you view yourself. That's the piece that I think could need a little bit more work. Emotions
are a part of every day life. We experience many emotions all the time. Sometimes even multiple
emotions at the same time. It's helpful for us to know what we are feeling because that
emotion gives us important information about what's happening in the world around us and
also what is happening within ourselves. I don't want us to go as far as to invalidate
the experience of emotions because emotions are natural and they're trying to tell us something.