Confronting Difficult Emotions Constructively

Most of us know the moment when a feeling arrives that we would rather not have: worry, nervousness, shame, fear. In this conversation the hosts look at why we push such feelings away, why that works for a while and then takes more and more energy, like holding a ball under water, and how avoiding what scares us can grow into panic or isolation. They talk about the difference between bearing a feeling and truly accepting it, and about what can change when we stay with an emotion in a safe space, notice where it sits in the body and let it pass like a river. A conversation for anyone who would like a more patient relationship with their own feelings.