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The Art and Science of Interoception
Multiple studies also tie interoceptive abilities with the ability to feel and coregulate with the emotions of others—in other words, the capacity for empathy.
Jonny Miller / Superorganizers • The Art and Science of Interoception
The regions of your brain that produce your sense of self-awareness (this is “me”) receive signals from your muscles and joints, as well as your heart, lungs, gut, and even the jiggling of crystals in your inner ear that track your relationship to gravity.
Kelly McGonigal • The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage
When there is a lack of interoception, we’re unable to fully feel the sensations associated with emotions. Unfortunately, this means they remain beneath our conscious awareness and instead are projected onto others — or we find ourselves emotionally overreacting in ways that are rarely conducive to our long-term goals.