101. What Physical Pain Teaches Us About Emotional Pain

Is emotional discomfort getting in the way of what you want most from your relationships? When faced with a situation that challenges your growth, it is normal to feel discomfort. How can you embrace that discomfort to rebuild your relationship? When transforming your relationship, you need to concede that emotional discomfort — just like physical discomfort — is part of life. According to Dr. Marie Murphy, learning to recognize an emotional experience in constructive ways has profound and broad benefits. Dr. Murphy says these emotions can be lessons and motivators for change to achieve the relationship you desire. In this episode of Your Secret is Safe With Me, Dr. Marie Murphy talks about what we can learn from emotional discomfort. She discusses the correlation between physical and emotional discomfort, why avoiding your emotions can have consequences, and building a new relationship with emotional discomfort.