In this encore episode, I'm teaching one of the most foundational skills for healing after betrayal: how to feel your feelings instead of fighting them. Our emotions are not the problem — they are how we experience the world. And when we try to rush past pain, numb it out, or judge ourselves for feeling it, we actually make it last longer.
I walk through the most common ways we deal with emotions — resisting, avoiding, reacting — and why none of those create real relief. Then I introduce the practice of allowing emotions: observing them, getting curious, and letting them move through your body without believing every story your brain tells.
I also share a deeply personal experience from my own life that illustrates what it looks like to allow difficult emotions while still choosing how you want to show up. Healing doesn't mean never feeling fear, grief, or sadness again. It means learning that you can handle whatever comes up.
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