E29. The Emotions We Bury: Why Healing Starts With Feeling

Have you ever gone through an entire day and realized you didn’t really feel anything? If you’ve been stuck in autopilot—constantly busy, always doing, but quietly disconnected—this episode is for you. In this deeply grounding conversation, I talk with Alissa from Root Collective, a yoga teacher and embodiment coach, about the emotional cost of our fast-paced lives. We explore how suppressing emotions can lead to burnout, illness, and a sense of numbness that so many of us carry. Alissa shares her journey from living in her head to coming home to her body—and how embodiment practices like yoga, breathwork, and stillness can reconnect us to our truth. We talk about: How nervous system dysregulation affects your hormones. How to get started into a practice. How yoga can be a healing modality.  How emotional suppression shows up in physical symptoms. This episode hit home for me in so many ways—and yes, I’ll be joining Alissa in her yoga classes. Maybe I’ll see you there. Find Alissa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootcollective.srq/ Website: https://www.joinrootcollective.com/