1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,560 That’s what I love about having a movie about emotions. Every scene in the movie, there’s  2 00:00:04,560 --> 00:00:09,600 something tangible that the viewer can latch onto that represents what’s actually happening  3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:16,840 internally in your mind and in your body. Hi. I’m Kristel Thomassin. I’m an Associate Professor in  4 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:23,000 the Department of Psychology at the University of Guelph. My take-home message would be to support  5 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:28,760 individuals’ experiences of emotion. Especially in children to validate their experience and  6 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:33,640 that will help them learn about emotions, what they are, how to identify them. That in it of  7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:38,480 itself is an important skill to prevent, you know, psychological problems down the road.  8 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:43,160 What I would recommend to the average person is to not be afraid of emotions and I know that sounds  9 00:00:43,160 --> 00:00:49,640 a little bit silly but I think we’re socialized sometimes to be scared of or put off by certain  10 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:54,880 types of emotions and that will differ based on background, on gender, cultural background,  11 00:00:54,880 --> 00:01:00,080 things like that. So for example, how many times have we heard boys don’t cry? What you want to be  12 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:05,000 cautious about is the impact the emotion has on your behaviour or the way you think or the  13 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:10,240 way you view yourself. That's the piece that I think could need a little bit more work. Emotions  14 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,920 are a part of every day life. We experience many emotions all the time. Sometimes even multiple  15 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,560 emotions at the same time. It's helpful for us to know what we are feeling because that  16 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,960 emotion gives us important information about what's happening in the world around us and  17 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:27,920 also what is happening within ourselves. I don't want us to go as far as to invalidate  18 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:36,160 the experience of emotions because emotions are natural and they're trying to tell us something.