Detoxing Your Emotions (Part 1): Forgiveness, Crying and Letting Go

Most of us are familiar with the concept of detoxing our food, water, personal products, and so on. But did you know that it's just as important to detox your emotions in order to prevent disease? Detoxing your emotions by learning to forgive and feel can be key.  In fact, research supports this idea. Dr. Karen Schwartz, MD, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins, found that ongoing emotional states can weaken your immune system. Over time, this can lead to an increased risk of diabetes, depression, heart disease, and other diseases. Emotional struggles and stress have also been linked by research to obesity, cancer, fibromyalgia, pain, and more. It's time to get rid of those negative emotions! But how do we detox our emotions? In this episode, we'll discuss 7 specific steps that you can take. We'll share how we've implemented these and give you practical tips on how to achieve each one of these steps. Get on the road to better mental and physical health with an emotional detox today! EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Topic intro and what's in our diffuser (1:55) Testimonials and reviews (5:35) Some people just shouldn't Internet! (8:50) Behind the scenes: life after Mrs. Georgia and emotional detox (14:35) The Essential Oils Diet: excerpts and stories (20:21) 12-step emotional detox program: Step 1 – let go (26:33) How to handle it when you want to lash out (33:46) Can unforgiveness manifest as disease in your body? (37:36) Emotional Detox: Step 2 – forgive yourself (39:00) More about self-forgiveness (42:55) Emotional Detox: Step 3 – practice self-love (49:30) Emotional Detox: Step 4 – positive affirmations (56:02) Why feeling numb is dangerous (1:00:07) Emotional Detox: Step 5 – don't look back (1:02:39) Emotional Detox: Step 6 – have a good cry by yourself (1:06:23) Emotional Detox: Step 7 – have a good cry with a friend (1:09:39) Steps 1-7 recap (1:13:44) Natural living tip and episode wrap (1:14:40)