Balancing Your Emotions
/Hey Love,
Does it feel like your emotions are running the show? See which one of these scenarios resonates the most: a) you experience constant waves, frequently bouncing from highs to lows, with seemingly little control; b) you learned that only certain emotions are permissible, such as happiness or anger, but don’t feel entitled to express the full range of emotions; or c) you’ve worked to push your feelings aside all together, living stoically, but silently suffering on the inside.
Emotional well-being is so critical for our overall health, yet so many of us were not given the tools to understand our feelings, let alone know how to navigate them. And new research is linking stuck emotions to a host of physical symptoms, so it's more important than ever to find more balance in our emotional state.
Here is a 3-part strategy for moving through emotions with more ease:
Acknowledge what you are feeling. Start by being more in your body, which means it's time to stop numbing or distracting yourself from the truth. Putting a name to your emotions can go a long way towards letting them move through you.
Accept and Allow. There is no shame in your feelings, even if it’s something you’d rather not be experiencing. Resistance and ignoring doesn’t make them go away, rather it can create an even larger block, preventing the self-love and acceptance we require for growth. It's okay to let yourself feel.
Ask the emotion for information. Why is this coming up? What is its presence showing or telling you? Our triggers are here to teach us, so try to connect to the emotion more deeply and get to the root of its message.
Having emotional awareness is one of the great superpowers of being human. Our emotions are literally giving us clues all the time to where we are in alignment and where we are veering off course. For more about working with our emotions, listen to my latest Open to Alchemy podcast episode, which explains the link between feelings and manifestation.
If you are ready to uplevel to a more confident and positive version of yourself, I have a wonderful Energy Boost session that is perfect for you. In just 60 minutes you can gain a deeper understanding of who you are, Identify & clear a negative belief that’s been keeping you stuck and leave feeling lighter, brighter and refreshed. You can find out more here. Any questions or feedback? Simply hit reply!
To becoming besties with your emotions,
Lauren