How Aware of Your Emotions Are You?

It might sound like a simple question, but it is not always as easy to understand the ups and downs of your moods. Do you sometimes feel like your emotions control you? Let's be honest, being a teenager can be hard. When stress and anxiety come it's usually because your emotions are ignored, suppressed, or just not being handled well. Emotions are not just feelings. They not only live in your heart but affect your body and mind too. Emotional awareness is the ability to recognize and make sense of your own emotions and those of others. In this session you will explore ways to strengthen your emotional awareness through gratitude, mindfulness, and prayer. Come discover how with God's help, your faith can have a significant impact on your emotional life.

Susan has worked professionally in Catholic ministry for over 25 years. She has been a parish coordinator for youth ministry, a campus minister for a high school and for a university. She served as diocesan director for youth ministry in Las Vegas and as an ambassador for the Catholic Climate Covenant. Most recently she was a Youth Ministry Project Coordinator for the Center for Ministry Development where she organized national programs for middle school missions and high school leadership trainings. Currently she teaches at a middle school, writes for Equip, a project of Ablaze Ministries and freelances as a retreat director. Susan is also an artist and lives in Colorado.