value of emotion
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How to Help your Body Detox Itself
On Wednesday, I talked bit about the best way to truly cleanse your body time of year. I went over why diet alone can’t get at the underlying factors that need to be balanced in order to feel healthy and vibrant. I mentioned my month of restriction, where I felt like I had the flu…
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Take a deep breath…
You know how sometimes it’s hard to take a really deep breath? I mean a REALLY deep breath, where your lungs effortlessly swell to fullness and then gently release all the way out. Maybe it’s harder when you’re feeling stressed, and you don’t even realize your’e not breathing deeply. Or maybe it’s all the time, because…
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Let your grief help you
Let’s talk about grief for a minute. I know grief can be really hard to go through. It can feel uncomfortable and overwhelming. This is true. There’s no denying it. But, if you create space for it in your life, grief does really important work for you. It helps you look at, and process,…
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Tap into Your Joy
Have you noticed that we tend to postpone joy? We set up roadmaps to joy and milestones to reach along the way, looking ahead to the day when everything falls into place, when we can finally relax, take a deep breath, and experience joy. Each time we think: once I have the right job, or the perfect…
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Strenghten Your Boundaries: Protect Yourself from Other People’s Anger
You know those times when you’re around someone angry, and it makes you really uncomfortable? Maybe someone’s yelling at the post office, or your friend’s having a terrible day, and it’s really hard to be around them? (or maybe someone’s even yelling AT you and it’s totally overwhelming?) It might get under your skin and make…
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Balance your anger response + relieve stress
Even though anger can be a VERY uncomfortable emotion to deal with, it also serves you well in important ways. A balanced anger response helps you create clear energetic and interpersonal boundaries, and keeps you motivated on your path in life. Too little anger can leave you vulnerable, and lead to feeling stagnant. On the other…
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Give in to the the Gifts of Grief: how to heal from grief and loss
how to heal from grief and loss, the only way out is through it. Grief might not be our favorite emotion, but it’s a powerful friend and ally. Change is the nature of the universe, and grief is our guide the through the losses this causes; loss of loved ones, of old versions of ourselves,…
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How to make anger your friend
It can be hard to know how to deal with anger. It can be an an overwhelming emotion. If you let it, though, anger will be your true friend and ally. Throughout our lives, we learn that anger is an inappropriate, unattractive, destructive emotion. But, in reality it can be a powerful force for good. Anger…
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Release stuck grief + the value of “negative” emotions
What good is grief? Although grief can be a difficult and uncomfortable emotion, it plays a vital role in our lives. Grief gives us a way to appreciate and spend time with what we’ve lost. It invites us to settle down into our bodies and into the moment to reflect on what’s changed in our lives;…
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The value of fear: why “never fear” may not be the best advice…
It seems that with the popularity of the “law of attraction,” along with subtle cues and expectations in some healing and spiritual circles, there’s pressure to avoid expressing or experiencing “negative” emotions. While cultivating gratitude, generosity, and love is a fruitful practice, it can be damaging if its done at the expense of experiencing the…
