What happens to the emotions you never allow yourself to feel? Suppressing feelings may seem like the safest option in the moment, but that doesn't mean they disappear. In this episode, Sarah explains how emotions that weren’t safe to express can become stuck in the body, why so many of us lose touch with what we're truly feeling, and how this can shape our relationships, physical well-being, and sense of aliveness.
Rather than trying to rationalize your way through difficult emotions, Sarah explores the science of why healing begins in the body. She unpacks how the nervous system learns to disconnect from emotions that once felt unsafe, why this protective response made sense in the past, and how gently reconnecting with sensation is an important step in resolving trauma. Through practical examples and compassionate guidance, Sarah shows it is possible to move beyond survival and return to a more fully expressed way of living.
Episode Highlights:
• [00:00] Introduction
• [00:47] Signs you may be suppressing your emotions
• [03:39] Why we disconnect from our experience
• [07:38] The repercussions of suppressing your emotions
• [15:38] Why healing begins by reconnecting with the body
• [17:13] Learning to safely move emotions through the body
• [23:25] How parts work supports emotional healing
• [26:42] Question 1 - How can I safely feel emotions that I'm afraid of?
• [30:43] Question 2 - Why does so much anger come out in my relationship?
• [35:35] Question 3 - Is it possible to heal from dissociation?
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Quotes:
“In order to live a fully expressed life, we need to have access to our ability to not only feel each emotion, but to be present to it and to allow it to pass through us.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:04:36]
“For many of us, we are going about our lives having experiences that evoke an emotion, and instead of allowing the emotion to be present, we reflexively push it away. Pushing it away, my friends, doesn't mean pushing it out of us. Pushing it away means stuffing it inside of us.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:07:40]
“We can only feel fully seen and known when our internal world is made expressed in our external world.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:15:02]
“It is not possible to talk your way into your feelings or talk your way out of what you're feeling.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:15:38]