[TudorBirlea]

Behavioural scientist here, maybe this helps:

//> emotions are strongly connected to our physical body - most emotional episodes are initiated by physical stimuli (see danger - fear) and also our internal states influence our emotions (that 'hangry' feeling)

//> most theories on emotions argue around what role the cognition plays; secondary and social emotions require cognitions, but most primary emotions are rather independent

//> there are 2 kinds of neural networks guiding behaviour - approach and avoidance networks - that span wide. The distinction between the 3 brains is not necessarily supported by physical evidence, other than the fact that avoidance nets tend to stay in the lower brain, while approach start there and end up in the upper brain

//> decisions are mostly taken by the subconscious, our conscious mind is mostly a witness with some influence.

//> spot on the counselling - the goal is to move from avoidance schemas to approach schemas.

Happy to provide further info