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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 41 MIN

Is It Time to Stop Analysing and Start Feeling?

from The Weird Years · host Lydia Vornweg

What if your “self-awareness” is just control in disguise? 👀I hate to call you out like that… but I’m also calling out myself.In this episode, I unpack something that’s been sitting uncomfortably with me:I can explain my feelings perfectly… but I don’t always feel them.I dive into the sneaky coping mechanism of intellectualising emotions — how we analyse, rationalise, and “do the work”… without ever actually letting the feeling hit our body. And why so many of us (especially high-functioning, self-aware women) are stuck in this loop.I’m riffing on:✨ Why emotions have started to feel inconvenient (and what that’s doing to us)✨ How overthinking shows up - from productivity to humour to therapy-speak✨ What happens when feelings don’t get released (they don’t just disappear)✨ How to get out of your head and actually feel your emotionsI also share a pretty raw personal shift 😅 the moment something cracked open for me, and I actually felt something fully for the first time in years.Because the breakthrough in your 30s isn’t becoming more self-aware…it’s learning how to stop controlling your emotions, and actually let them move through you.If you’re hyper self-aware but weirdly disconnected… this one’s for you.Follow the show on your favourite platforms:Instagram - @theweirdyearspodcast Tiktok - @theweirdyears

What if your “self-awareness” is just control in disguise? 👀I hate to call you out like that… but I’m also calling out myself.In this episode, I unpack something that’s been sitting uncomfortably with me:I can explain my feelings perfectly… but I don’t always feel them.I dive into the sneaky coping mechanism of intellectualising emotions — how we analyse, rationalise, and “do the work”… without ever actually letting the feeling hit our body. And why so many of us (especially high-functioning, self-aware women) are stuck in this loop.I’m riffing on:✨ Why emotions have started to feel inconvenient (and what that’s doing to us)✨ How overthinking shows up - from productivity to humour to therapy-speak✨ What happens when feelings don’t get released (they don’t just disappear)✨ How to get out of your head and actually feel your emotionsI also share a pretty raw personal shift 😅 the moment something cracked open for me, and I actually felt something fully for the first time in years.Because the breakthrough in your 30s isn’t becoming more self-aware…it’s learning how to stop controlling your emotions, and actually let them move through you.If you’re hyper self-aware but weirdly disconnected… this one’s for you.Follow the show on your favourite platforms:Instagram - @theweirdyearspodcast Tiktok - @theweirdyears

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What if your “self-awareness” is just control in disguise? 👀I hate to call you out like that… but I’m also calling out myself.In this episode, I unpack something that’s been sitting uncomfortably with me:I can explain my feelings perfectly… but I...

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