Compartmentalizing

Compartmentalizing is a trendy term we hear all the time, but what does it mean? Compartmentalizing is taking the stress and disappointment from one area of your life, like work for example, and not letting it bleed into other areas of your life, like your relationship with your kids. But how healthy is it to file your feelings away in your brain like this? To weigh in on the subject, we invited psychologist Dr. Mike Brooks to be with us on the show today.