People frequently experience emotions like anger, rage, resentment, shame, and fear, often without acknowledging them.

“I think um anger, rage, and resentment. I think there's a lot more of than we acknowledge. Now, often unacknowledged, experienced but not acknowledged for fear of consequences.”

There is no such thing as a bad emotion, as all emotions serve adaptive purposes like protecting us from threats or signaling needs.

“There's no such thing as a bad emotion. Period. There is no such thing as a bad emotions are like the tide. They come and go. Sometimes they're unpleasant. Sometimes they're pleasant.”

Humans experience a wide range of emotions because they evolved to serve specific adaptive functions related to survival and reproduction, even if some emotions cause distress or seem irrational.

“emotions are adaptive and they serve a function even though they're often maligned and regarded as irrational. And there's a long history in psychology and philosophy of regarding emotions as these irrational forces that get us into trouble. They really uh each have evolved for a reason and serve a ”