Episode 3: Part of being happy is feeling like ___

3. Part of being happy is feeling like ___

Episode Summary: 

Even though this show is called Happiness Created, it’s impossible to talk about easy-to-feel emotions without addressing the other hard-to-feel ones. In order to embody happiness, we have to practice feeling the whole spectrum of emotions, expand our capacity, and sharpen our resilience to work through challenges. On today’s episode, I’m debunking the top four myths that I hear about happiness and make the argument for allowing yourself to really feel your feelings. 

Show Notes:

Even though this show is called Happiness Created, it’s impossible to talk about easy-to-feel emotions without addressing the other hard-to-feel ones. In order to embody happiness, we have to practice feeling the whole spectrum of emotions and sharpen our resilience to work through challenges. On today’s episode, I debunk the top four myths that I hear about happiness and make the argument for allowing yourself to really feel your feelings. 

People often feel like it’s unsafe to feel their emotions or that they lack the capacity to feel certain things. The truth is that emotions are just a series of physical sensations, and if you commit to showing up and being okay with the learning curve, bringing on hard-to-feel emotions won’t be nearly as intimidating as you make it out to be. In fact, resisting and ignoring those emotions will only result in more harm. 

I also get into what my life was like when I wasn’t a ‘feelings feeler’ and share what my unsustainable coping methods used to be. Luckily, I’ve shifted away from saving up my tears and learned how to address my emotions in the moment, but it hasn’t always been a smooth process. Listen in to hear how you can expand your emotional experience and open yourself up in beautiful ways. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• Why I prefer to label emotions as ‘hard-to-feel’ and ‘easy-to-feel’ instead of ‘negative’ and ‘positive’

• Recognizing that what we do is driven by how we want to feel

• Understanding that our human experience was never meant to be bliss 100% of the time

• Ways to practice feeling and processing your emotions in real time 

• Examples of what happens when you expand your capacity to feel the spectrum of emotions

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