"Whenever the internal dialogue stops, the world collapses, and extraordinary facets of ourselves surface, as though they had been kept heavily guarded by our words."

Often, a word that labels a feeling in our body creates our self-story, and lends it a narrative arc. 

An Emotion Peel gently guides an exploration of your narrative arc as it relates to the aspect of your self-story on which you choose to reflect.
How do you express your character’s qualities, and who has helped co-author them?
(Have your co-authors edited out your dreams and defined your heart?)  

Through guided writing exercises and self-help prompts, an Emotion Peel peels back words and considers the intentions underneath them.
It opens space and exposes the tension between layers of your character: between actions, silences, feelings, and points of view without requiring their resolution. 

We are relational beings, with many beginnings, endings, and roles.
How have you cast yourself in the aspect of your self-story you want to explore?
Is it a way you often cast yourself?
What magic does your character possess?

Set aside some time for an emotion peel if you want to externalize an aspect of your self-story; to write out and consider the process of enacting it from a 3rd person perspective.

Be prepared to be surprised at how you tell (and re-tell) your story, and how re-writing and re-wording your experiences has the power to reconnect you to your strengths, and even inspires a different narrative arc.

If you are still wondering whether an Emotion Peel might facilitate the right mental health self-care experience, ask yourself one key question: 

How do I characterize and label change?