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Tonight's talk, the processing of loss and separation.

Why do we have feelings?

What are the purpose of somatic markers, feelings?

Well, they disrupt the normal psycho-biological flow

states of our normal day-to-day lives.

The point of feelings is to inform us that there's been a change in our world that demands adaptation.

Not just in the way we think, but more importantly, in the way we think, but more importantly in the way we act, how we, how our bodies

orient to change in the world, how we connect with others.

So, angers furrowed brow and lock jaw, the gasp of shock,

the trembling of fear, and the heartache of loss are there to signal in many ways that there's

change. Feel feelings orient us towards change in the world.

So let's look at some examples.

When there's a positive connection or a return of a positive connection with someone

where you reconnect with a friend or someone you haven't seen for a while, the feelings

of a relaxation in your autonomic nervous system, a smile, laughter, a sense of

exhilaration and upward energy in the body associated with celebration is the way

we signal to both ourselves and to another

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