Episode 13: Dealing with Difficult Emotions

In this episode I talk about how we are hard-wired to avoid pain. While this is a great evolutionary feature for us in the physical world – we don’t have to find out the hard way that fire hurts each and every time – when it comes to our inner world, that avoidance does not usually have the best end results.After sharing some personal stories of what I have found to be true in being able to deal with difficult emotions as they occur (and not), I walk us through the RAIN technique as today’s take-away. RAIN stands for Recognize, Allow, Investigate and Nurture. It is a simple, yet powerful, tool in practicing how to deal with difficult emotions as they arise – instead of resisting them in one of the many ways we have learned to do.TELL Crisis Hotline in Japan: 0800-300-8355 (Toll Free) or ChatResources and a guided RAIN meditation by Tara BrachFollow me on social: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠Visit my ⁠website⁠Music credit: ⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/belonging⁠License code: SEX8P9CEYVUGA9UJ#difficultemotions #dealingwithpainfulemotions #negativeemotions #selfcompassion #selfcare #lovingourselves #RAIN #RAINpractice #tarabrachmeditations #tarabrachRAIN #radicalacceptance #mindfulnesspractice