Watch Foundations Video 1 from the course How Do You Feel?
How do you respond when someone asks, "How do you feel?"
Do you answer honestly? Do you even know how you feel? And do you understand what your emotions are trying to communicate to you?
I’m Sarah Tolmie, therapist and emotional wellbeing coach, and I invite you to join me on a journey into the sacred space of our emotional world. Together, we’ll explore the profound intelligence within your feelings and learn how to listen with compassion, consciousness, and care.
In this course, I’ll share simple yet powerful skills, practices, and tools to help you connect with and understand your emotions. We’ll dive into the power of empathy and empathic intelligence—how we can harness these gifts to build deeper connections with ourselves and those who matter most.
We’ll also explore the natural flow of emotions—their role as our guide through life and love—and how to approach emotions with curiosity and care. And we’ll unpack the wisdom of primary emotions, learning how to work with them skillfully and meaningfully.
So, how do you feel? Excited? Curious? Ready to step into a deeper understanding of yourself and your emotions?
Let’s begin this journey together.
In this course you will be taken you on a teaching journey through the world of feelings and emotions.
- 4 x Videos (Foundations) on how our emotions work and how to work with them
- 6x Videos (Practicum) provide a practical suite of skills - your Emotions Essentials Toolkit.
- 8 x Videos (Deep Dive) delves into 12 Primary Emotions and how they work
- Bonus Video on Healing and Forgiveness
Section 1 - Foundations
How do you feel?
In this series of 4 videos, Sarah will guide you through the foundational principles of understanding how your emotions shape your sense of wholeness and wellbeing.
You’ll explore the essential skills of emotional awareness, empathy, and empathic intelligence—learning how to navigate your emotional landscape with clarity and compassion.
Sarah will introduce you to the transformative "feelings first" approach—a powerful tool for building trust, connection, and intimacy in all your relationships. This approach isn’t just about feeling—it’s about using your emotions as your personal passport to move through life and love with depth and authenticity.
By the end of this section, you’ll have the tools to create meaningful, connected relationships with yourself and others, grounded in emotional understanding and empathy.
Section 2 - Practicum
Emotions Essential Toolkit
In this section, Sarah invites you into a hands-on, experiential space where you’ll begin to build your own powerful emotional wellbeing practice.
Through 6 thoughtfully crafted video tutorials, you’ll immerse yourself in practical techniques designed to help you become a true “master of feeling.” Sarah will guide you in foundational skills such as grounding, presencing, breathwork, setting healthy boundaries, and taking full ownership of your energetic field.
You’ll also learn powerful tools to navigate strong emotions safely and effectively, including tapping, “conscious complaining,” and using symbols and ritual to move and release emotions.
By the end of this section, you'll have a solid toolkit to stay grounded, clear, and resilient as you navigate the emotional terrain of life.
Section 3 - Deep Dive
Primary Emotions 101
In this section, Sarah takes you on an enlightening journey through the 12 Primary Emotions, offering a fresh and profound perspective on each one.
What is the “job” of each emotion? How do they show up to guide and support us through life? Sarah will teach you how to engage in meaningful dialogue with your emotions, uncovering their messages and learning how to respond with respect and clarity.
You’ll gain insight into how to cultivate healthy, authentic expression for each emotion, from Anger and Sadness, to Fear, Anxiety, Guilt, and Shame, all the way to Grief, Joy, Contentment, Happiness, and, of course, LOVE.
When understood and honoured, our emotions become powerful allies—key sources of intelligence that can deeply enrich both life and love. This section will help you connect with these emotional currents in a way that empowers you to live with more wisdom, awareness, and wholeheartedness.
A Holistic Approach
Sarah will guide you on a journey to truly understand how to feel—not just intellectually, but deeply, with awareness and compassion.
Understanding our feelings and emotions—cultivating emotional wellbeing, balance, and intelligence—is a process that requires practice, consciousness, and skill. It’s an ongoing journey of getting in touch with ourselves in real and meaningful ways.
For too long, in Western culture, emotions have been dismissed, even ridiculed. Our emotional experiences and intelligence have often been undervalued, with more trust placed in our thinking minds or physical bodies. This disconnect hasn’t served us well and has left many of us feeling out of balance.
Emotional resilience, skill, and the use of empathic intelligence are at the heart of healthy relationships and personal wellbeing. When we learn to honour our emotions, we begin to heal—emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually.
As a holistic practitioner, Sarah sees you as a whole person—mind, body, emotions, and spirit—each aspect deeply interconnected. This work will support not just your inner growth, but the quality of every relationship you experience, helping you to show up more authentically, lovingly, and fully in all areas of life.
