Be a better “learner” by being emotionally invested

Posted on November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 by Minds and Emotions

“It is literally neurobiologically impossible to think deeply about things that you don’t care about” – Dr. Immordino-Yang The brain is man’s most impressive organ. How does it manage to do all it does? It’s potential for memory, learning, discovery and creativity. Learning; the ability to acquire new information, skill and abilities is […]

Emotional Intelligence and Education (Radio Show)

Posted on October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 by Minds and Emotions

Minds and Emotions Clinic welcomed the veteran teacher and school administrator Sylvester Onoja, the former Principal of Kings College Lagos, Commissioner of Education in Kogi State. The main themes of the talk were getting the best out of children, the current state of the education system and the role of stakeholders (parents, teachers/schools and government) […]

Navigating emotions – The Emotional River

Posted on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 by Minds and Emotions

In water, if you stay still and do nothing. You drown. Inside water is the only place where you have to be intentional. Emotions are sometimes like water, where they can envelop and support or overwhelm and drown you. Also, like in water, learning how to swim, breath, and move through the myriad of emotions […]

Recognize Behavioural Patterns with Emotional Intelligence

Posted on October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 by Minds and Emotions

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein Emotional Intelligence is being smarter with feelings. It involves understanding your emotional responses and making more functional decisions. A primary competence in developing EI is being able to recognise patterns in your responses and behaviour. These responses are your […]

Our Shared Humanity

Posted on October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Minds and Emotions

“What if I was on the other side? What will my story be?” “They played audio recordings of the training sessions they had before they went on protests. They were slapped repeatedly, spit on and verbally abused wantonly. It was practice for their protests. They learned to take it in and not give […]

Emotional Intelligence and Toilets

Posted on September 26, 2017September 27, 2017 by Isaac Onoja

Why where we defecate is a matter of life and death. It’s 1pm in the afternoon, location, the popular Millennium Park in the heart of Abuja, after several draughts of water there’s need to use the convenience — to prevent stories that touch– you know. After walking round half panicking and enduring more than a […]

Giving Yourself through Empathy

Posted on September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 by Minds and Emotions

“It is seeing with their eyes, hearing with their ears and feeling with their heart.” We as humans live within our spheres of reality, limited to our experiences, temperaments, upbringing. Clashes occur when our “spheres” come in contact with that of others’ and they don’t agree. Making efforts to experience other peoples reality […]