The Good Now Pause - Emotional Awareness

The Good Now Pause is a series of short, practical practices designed to help you interrupt autopilot and return to presence. Each video offers a simple tool you can use in real time—whether you’re dealing with habits, emotions, or thoughts. These moments build awareness, reduce reactivity, and create space for choice. You don’t need extra time or a perfect setting to use them. Just pause, and begin again.

This practice helps you build awareness of your emotions without trying to control or suppress them. You’ll be guided to notice what you’re feeling both during a short check-in and throughout your day. Using the “Good… Now” pause, you’ll create space to observe emotions as they arise. Over time, you may notice they shift more quickly when they are seen clearly. This is a simple way to deepen emotional awareness and presence.

Transcript

The good now pause emotional awareness Take a moment to just check in check in right now see how you're feeling what emotions are floating around Today's exercise is very simple I just want to invite you to take 10 minutes of your day And just sit quietly And notice what arises what emotions arise? It could be anger It could be frustration nothing wrong with either of those it could be calm it could be joy Whatever comes up whether it be one emotion or several Just bring them into your awareness without judgment without trying to explain why they're there just notice them And Then take this practice into the rest of your day or evening whenever you watch this but take this practice on with you and Anytime you notice an emotion that comes up that is not really conducive to the current situation pause and say good now And if you've caught any of my previous videos or lives You already know good means I give this moment permission to exist And now means I am here present After you say good now Just notice does your emotion Shift a little bit. Does it get lighter? What what happens after you say good now? Do you notice if it lasts longer or shorter than it normally does just pay attention notice bring it into your awareness If you've ever experienced Responding or reacting to a situation that didn't quite match the situation. It's likely because There is an emotion in there that that was just kind of being sneaky, You know So this practice emotional awareness is not about controlling how you feel It's about recognizing what's already there beneath the surface hiding And waiting to be expressed in some kind of way So go ahead and try that today and then come back and share I want to know what you learn and As always I am here to support you May you always create the most amazing now moments until I see you next time make every moment count

Reviews

I love Nicole’s soft, supportive tone in her voice. Good now moments and after watching this video feeling calm .

Heehee "sneaky emotions" I love this. Thank youuu Nicole 🥰🤗🙌🫶✌️