I couldn’t agree more Jennifer. In the article, I was really focusing on language from a descriptive/science perspective.

I've since written a piece you might like based on my PhD work which shows how emotions literally travel through language: https://medium.com/better-humans/a-complete-guide-to-the-science-of-self-talk-9da0c478fe62?source=friends_link&sk=525372c650642d15bd2fa43c8a85c2b4