Befriending Your Emotions: Elisa Neven-Pugh on Faith, Disability, and Being Real

This episode is for anyone who learned early to keep their emotions tidy and useful instead of honest. Author and disability advocate Elisa Neven-Pugh joins The Mindful Journey to talk about what it actually means to be real with what you feel, especially in the middle of something hard.Elisa shares how her faith reshaped her relationship with strength and vulnerability, why she calls anger and grief untapped power rather than weakness, and how small, consistent practices, not one grand breakthrough, are what actually make honesty with yourself stick.About the Guest:Elisa Neven-Pugh is an author, life coach, and motivational speaker who lives as a quadriplegic. She grew up in a family of service and describes her Christian faith as the place where she learned to be honest with her emotions instead of performing strength. Her book is For Heaven's Sake, Get on the Boat, A Quadriplegic's Guide to Walking by Faith.Key TakeawaysBeing real with your emotions isn't falling apart, it's befriending them like you would a colleague.Suppressing anger and grief wastes power that could be used constructively instead.Small, consistent practices like journaling and prayer work better than one grand reckoning.Letting go of anger doesn't mean ignoring real obstacles, it means choosing your next step clearly.Connect With the Guest:Website: PositivelyAdaptive.com YouTube: Positively Adaptive Services Book: For Heaven's Sake, Get on the Boat, A Quadriplegic's Guide to Walking by FaithEpisode Chapters:[00:00] Welcome to The Mindful Journey and today's topic [06:37] What being real with your emotions actually means [10:11] Where the instinct to perform okayness comes from [13:34] Growing up quadriplegic and learning to overcompensate with strength [14:22] How coming to faith changed her relationship with honesty [24:10] Turning tools like journaling and prayer into daily practice [29:20] Where to find Eliza and closing thoughts🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #themindfuljourney #emotionalhonesty #disabilityadvocate #faithandhealing #quadriplegiclife #toxicpositivity #innerhealing #christianfaith #resilientliving #emotionalregulation #selfacceptance #mindfulliving