517: Emotions Are Our Superpower… Here’s Why
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Episode Summary
Today I’m talking about one of my favorite topics and one of the most important parts of becoming a healthy adult: learning how to feel your feelings.
So many of us were never taught how to tune into what is happening inside of us. We learned to think, perform, push through, numb out, fix others, or disconnect from our feelings altogether. But when we do not know how to feel, we also lose connection with our intuition, empathy, self-trust, and the inner parts of us that need our attention.
In this episode, I break down why feeling your feelings matters, how it helps us become whole, and why it is such an important part of healing codependency, connecting with the inner child, and becoming more emotionally intelligent. I also share practical ways to begin, including body scans, journaling, inner child work, and gently working with the parts of you that may feel blocked or resistant.
Key Takeaways
Feeling your feelings helps you become a more whole and connected human
Many of us learned to numb, suppress, or avoid our feelings because we were never taught what to do with them
Emotional intelligence is just as important as intellectual intelligence
Feeling your feelings helps strengthen intuition and inner guidance
Empathy grows when we are able to feel and understand our own internal experience
Codependency begins to heal when we redirect our energy back to ourselves instead of constantly focusing on others
Feelings only stay stuck when we attach stories, assumptions, or meaning to them
Journaling can help move feelings out of the body and onto the page
Inner child work is a powerful way to reconnect with your feelings
Resistance to feeling is often a protective part that needs compassion, not judgment
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is the ability to notice, understand, and work with what you are feeling instead of ignoring, suppressing, or being controlled by it. In this episode, Michelle explains that many of us were taught to value thinking, logic, and achievement, but were never taught how to understand our inner world.
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