So many of us were never taught how to feel our emotions, let alone how to process them in a way that’s healthy, grounded, and constructive. In fact, emotional skills are often called “soft skills”—but they’re anything but soft. They are power skills, foundational to leading yourself and others with clarity and confidence.
In this heartfelt and practical episode, I go deeper into the emotional work that changed my life—and that continues to transform the lives of the women I coach. You’ll walk away with a powerful, step-by-step process to finally stop numbing and start feeling, without getting overwhelmed.
🔸 Here’s what we cover in this episode:
- Why emotional fluency is essential for high-achieving women
- How childhood experiences and lack of emotional safety shaped our beliefs around feeling
- My personal story—from being an “emotional mess” (as my therapist lovingly told me!) to becoming someone who now cries with joy, sadness, pride, and everything in between
- The real reason so many of us stay stuck in busyness and productivity
- How suppressed emotions impact your energy, relationships, and sense of aliveness
💛 The 4-Step Emotional Process I Teach:
- Pause & Name It – Learn to recognize and name what you’re truly feeling
- Locate It in the Body – Emotions live in the body; your physical sensations offer clues
- Allow Without Judgment – Practice self-compassion by letting the emotion exist without fixing or denying it
- Process & Release – Use tools like journaling, verbal processing, movement, music, or creative expression to move emotions through and out of your system
🛠️ I also share my favorite tools like the emotion wheel, journaling prompts, verbal reflection practices, and how to find the right people to help you process—not fix—your feelings.
✨ Big takeaways:
- You can’t heal what you don’t feel
- Suppressing emotions doesn’t make them go away—it just disconnects you from yourself
- Feeling is not weakness—it’s the gateway to clarity, connection, and grounded confidence
🎧 Related episodes mentioned:
- Episode 23: 9 Common Misconceptions About Emotions
- [Episode 7: The Power of Self-Compassion]
- Episode 25: Are You Coping or Regulating?
🧘♀️ Try This: Start a daily practice of 5–10 minutes of solitude—no distractions, just you and your feelings. This is where grounded confidence begins.
