How to Feel More Alive: Stop Suppressing Your Emotions & Start Fully Living

There’s no question we’re all technically alive, but how many of us ever stop and ask whether we're actually feeling any of it?In this episode, I'm getting into what aliveness actually means, the everyday moments that quietly block it, and how you can start feeling more of your own life again.For the past 15 months, I've stepped back from my business to be fully present with my son, and while it's been one of the most beautiful seasons of my life, it’s also been one of the hardest. I kept waiting for that happily-ever-after bliss, and when I didn't feel it, I started judging myself for it. I'm starting to think happiness was never the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and feeling fully alive was the actual goal I was after all along.That idea only got clearer for me after a recent business conference, where getting placed on the sales team reminded me how much I love selling, a part of myself I didn't even realize I'd shut down. At that same event, I heard two speaker stories that stopped me in my tracks and reframed how I think about taking life for granted.The rest of this episode gets into the everyday ways we unknowingly shut down parts of ourselves, and what it actually takes to let more aliveness back in.We cover:→ Why chasing happiness can keep you from fully experiencing your own life→ What happened when I stopped suppressing a part of myself, and how you might recognize the same pattern in your own life→ Two stories from the conference that changed how I think about taking life for granted→ How our survival patterns can keep us from feeling and expressing who we really are→ Simple ways to feel more alive in your everyday life, without needing to change your entire lifeTo me, feeling alive means letting yourself feel and experience whatever life throws at you, the good moments and the hard ones alike.Follow along on Instagram: @ohtheplacesashgoesAnd if you’re desiring to go deeper with this work, be sure to join the email list for weekly nervous system practices, live webinars, and first access to new episodes.And if you know a woman who needs to hear this, forward this her way.As always, let's get nourished!