As a child, I hated talking about feelings. Yet here I am, years later, talking about feelings all the time. The reason is because I adhere to the idea that feelings are why we do what we do. Whether we’re motivated by fear, anxiety, grief, love, compassion, connection, exhilaration… whatever it is, we act based on feelings.
Our natural tendency is to mostly avoid feelings, especially negative ones. We push them away or even allow them to override our better judgment. Ultimately, this can yield unwanted and unintentional results, and can create a cycle of feelings that come again and again. But there is a way to help break such cycles. Even in the moment, you can intentionally process your feelings. It takes practice but it is possible. So let’s talk about how to feel a feeling. (My young self would never have imagined I’d say that!)
“Learning how to allow your feelings also gives you a lot more access to them and then authority over them. When you aren’t afraid of them, when you don’t worry that they might take over and never leave you, negative emotions lose a lot of their power.” – Dr. Sara Dill
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Want to know more about me and how I learned to stress less? I recorded a trailer for my podcast that includes some of these details. I’ve also included a short bio below.
Welcome to my podcast, Stress-Less Physician. I’m Sara Dill, MD, board-certified dermatologist and pediatric dermatologist. Like nearly all physicians, I used to believe the way to be a good and successful doctor was to work hard, always say yes, and put patients (and everyone else) first. I was successful following that pattern but (as is typically the case) I felt perpetually stressed out, overworked and unhappy.
Compelled by the truth that I’d worked too long and hard to simply accept stress as inevitable, I was determined to find...
