I used to think emotions made you weak. So I spent most of my teens and early twenties trying to pretend I didn’t have any. I thought the more logical I could become, the more successful I would be.

I used to brag that I couldn’t even remember the last time I cried. Movies never got me to tear up. I looked at the tin man from Wizard of Oz and thought, why is he complaining? No heart. No problems.

Little did I know, learning how to feel would be my key to success.

When I started my journey to heal my soul, all I knew was that I was tired of being overwhelmed all the time. I felt like I couldn’t move forward with my life - get married, prepare for kids, start a business. And I didn’t know why.

But I did know that I was afraid and I’d had enough. So I got help. Lots of it. In many forms. EMDR therapy, neural manifestation, books, yoga, meditation, courses.

Going on this path of self discovery led me to a place of such inward awareness and intuition that I feel more alive than ever before.

Colors are more vibrant, touch and taste are more enjoyable, I love more deeply, laugh easier, breathe deeper, think clearer. All of this is a result of inner peace.

And it started with one simple thing - learning how to feel my emotions.

The truth is numbing yourself from life keeps pain away. It works. But you end up missing out on L-I-V-I-N’.

And it only takes you so far, because pain will find a way to surface, no matter how deeply you try to push it away. For me it showed up as anxiety, nightmares, clenched jaw in my sleep, brittle hair, weight gain. And I coped with food, alcohol, and surrounding myself with people so I would never have to be alone with my own thoughts.

I didn’t think I could handle my emotions. I thought, if I could just be successful enough, all my problems would go away. Wrong. My problems weren’t going away. And I had spent so long shoving my feelings deep into my subconscious to protect myself that I thought if I opened up the floodgates, I would drown in them. Working with a professional was an important part of my process to feel safe enough to let it all in. So I am a huge advocate for therapy for this reason.

If you’re local to the Columbus, OH area - this was my therapist: SeaGlass Counseling

So why might you want to learn how to feel your emotions? Because chronic stress kills you slowly.

Studies have linked many chronic diseases and symptoms to high stress levels including chronic neck, back, and jaw pain, autoimmune disorders, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, etc. If you knew that learning how to feel and release emotions could help you prevent this, would you give it a try?

Not only does emotional resilience prevent chronic stress, and chronic disease, it enhances your health, relationships, work - every area of your life.

Here are some of the amazing things that happen when you build emotional resilience and cultivate inner peace

• Decisions are easier to make
• More compassionate in your relationships
• Less triggered by your environment
• More fun + enjoyment out of your days
• Better digestion and nutrient absorption
• Quality of sleep improves
• Clearer skin, stronger nails, shinier hair
• Better brain health

I look back at my younger self with so much compassion. She was doing the best she could with the tools she had. Then I learned better tools. So can you. No matter where you’re at, the path to inner peace is available to you. To everyone. You just have to take the first step. You’ll immediately feel a difference.

To help you get started, I created a free resource for you. Check it out below. ❤️

Empowered Emotional Resilience - A Guide to Inner Peace