358. The Emotion No One Talks About That’s Draining Your Joy

This episode was born out of a weekend that cracked my heart wide open. My siblings and I surprised my mama for her 80th birthday in Key West, and watching her soak in love and connection made me reflect on something I see all the time in midlife women — and something I’ve had to work through myself. There’s one emotion that quietly drains our joy, steals our energy, and keeps us living in a low-grade heaviness… and most women don’t even realize it’s there because it doesn’t always show up as anger. It shows up as irritability. Emotional flatness. Apathy. That “I don’t even know what I want anymore” feeling. It can even look like being capable and responsible… but secretly exhausted and resentful underneath it all. Today we’re talking about resentment — why it creeps in, how it keeps your body in survival mode, and how it silently poisons the person holding it (even when we think it’s about someone else). We’ll also talk about what I learned from my mom: emotional freedom is possible, and joy is often much closer than you think. And if you’re craving real support learning how to process emotions, expand your capacity, and build emotional wealth — I’m doing something I don’t normally do: we’re opening Life Mentoring School for 3 days. Even if you join for one month, come get the tools. Come learn how to feel lighter. Resentment isn’t who you are. It’s who you became to survive. And you’re safe now to soften. Join Life Mentoring School (open for 3 days): ediewadsworthcoaching.com/join  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices