S01E12: The Power of Naming Your Emotions (PART TWO)

This is the second part of a two-part episode about The Power of Naming Your Emotions.  In this episode, I talk about how I’d been conditioned as a child not to express my emotions or process them in a healthy manner. Coming from a big family, this survival mode worked to get me through tough times because I could always high-function my way out of difficult situations but in time, I’ve realized that my state of high function only worsens my mental health. I have had to learn how to gracefully take the time to process my emotions rather than repress or ignore them, and I’ve been able to do that by learning how to name my emotions and find ways to express them myself.  If you are the type of person that processes things internally or can expertly compartmentalize your emotions and “schedule emotional breakdowns” this is an episode for you. It’s an episode about trusting your inner self to handle the difficult emotions that come up for you while navigating through life. Most importantly, this episode is about learning what each and every lesson your emotions try to impart.  To paraphrase a quote from Dr. Brené Brown, we are deeply feeling human beings who occasionally think. Our emotions can be our greatest tools to survive and live a happily enriched life. So we don’t have to hide from them or ignore them to get through difficult situations. So feel, and be free to feel because you were made to feel.  I hope this episode resonates with you to take braver steps into exploring inside your heart what you are truly about.  If you like what you hear, please leave me a review and share the podcast with your friends and family. Tell me what are some of the emotions that you find difficult to name, start that conversation amongst yourselves and see how powerful and transformative it can be to name your emotions.                                           ____________________________________________________________________________ Get new updates via: Instagram: @_yourmindthepodcast / @_sheismari_ Twitter: @_yourmindthepod /  Facebook: Like, comment and share my page Your Mind Matters Too!