02/04/2024
Yesterday I shared how to find your âyesâ and ânoâ through listening to your body. Today I wanted to share a practice thatâs helped me tremendously if the body is saying ânoâ but you donât know why, or itâs something that you have to do despite that no
Sometimes you know there is a lot of emotion behind something but canât quite decipher it. Thatâs when you journal! Iâm not talking about writing about your day. This journaling is to get to the root of your discomfort.
Start by writing about what bothering youâŚyou can write the scenario down if itâs helpful. Then start bringing up the emotions attached to it and let the words flow. If itâs anger let that sh*t out. Swear, rage, bitchâŚyouâll feel in your body when youâve hit the mark. If itâs sadness allow your grief to escape onto the paper. Donât stop until itâs all out. Ugly cry, yell as your doing it. Youâve been holding this and it needs to be released.
Our emotions as adults are typically triggered by our pastâŚusually childhood. Can you remember times or incidences when youâve felt this way before? Now journal on that till youâve got nothing left.
Now that all the emotions are out there and bubbled up to the surface show yourself some compassion. Of COURSE these things suckâŚitâs been difficult holding onto them. Itâs unfortunate that itâs happening, BUT youâre writing a new script. Now that youâve brought awareness to these things and the root causes you can start cognitively shifting out of these stuck patterns.
And lastlyâŚgive yourself a little love for how hard itâs been. Let yourself know the story is changingâŚyou are changing the narrative, and when no one understand or has your back, you do.
It takes some time to be vulnerable with yourselfâŚyouâve kept these things in as a protective mechanism. But with practice it will get easier, and major changes will start coming your way. Try it out and let me know your thoughts!
