Unfinished business of Unexpressed emotions | DHARANI MAHALINGAM | TEDxRathinam Technical Campus

Unexpressed emotions and how they may influence the way people love, react, trust, grieve and live. The talk, given at TEDxRathinam Technical Campus, presents emotional intelligence as something that can begin when a person allows themselves to feel what they were taught to hide. It is framed as sitting with the past rather than reliving it. The speaker is Dharani Mahalingam, a counselling psychologist and certified cognitive behaviour therapist who uses art-based activities in therapy and works as a therapeutic clown. The talk was organised independently by a local community under the TEDx format.

• Where unexpressed emotions go and how they may shape behaviour
• Emotional intelligence as a process of giving permission to feel
• Sitting with the past rather than reliving it
• Speaker background in counselling psychology and art-based therapy

What happens to the emotions we never express? Do they disappear, or do they quietly shape the way we love, react, trust, grieve, and live? This talk is not about reliving the past. It is about sitting with it. Because emotional intelligence does not always begin when life changes; sometimes it begins the moment we give ourselves permission to feel what we were once taught to hide. Counselling psychologist by profession and artist from the heart. Uses art-based activities in therapy. Certified Cognitive Behaviour therapist. An ardent and passionate therapeutic clown who believes in healing through love, laughter and compassion. Strongly believes in creating and innovating, in finding meaning in art and promises a fulfilling journey for clients . This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx