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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 9 MIN

When Your Body Won’t Let You Avoid It

from Freedom Camp Podcast · host Gretchen Knode

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when you don’t process an emotion?Sometimes… your body does it for you.In this episode, I share a real and raw experience of waking up in a loop of nausea and intrusive thoughts, only to realize I was avoiding something deeper: rejection.We talk about: The connection between emotional avoidance and physical symptoms  How rejection can turn into self-rejection  Why emotions only take about 90 seconds to process (if we allow them)  And what it looks like to feel something… without becoming it If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle you couldn’t think your way out of, this episode will help you understand what your body might be trying to tell you.Support the show📥 Stay connectedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknodeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gretchen.paxton.1/Email: [email protected] Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/Join the email newsletter - NO spam https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you don’t process an emotion? Sometimes… your body does it for you. In this episode, I share a real and raw experience of waking up in a loop of nausea and intrusive thoughts, only to realize I was avoiding something deeper: rejection. We talk about: The connection between emotional avoidance and physical symptoms How rejection can turn into self-rejection Why emotions only take about 90 seconds to process (if we allow them) ...

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