Why I’m So Passionate About Emotional Awareness
Because it’s not just about feelings, it’s about healing. It’s about safety. It’s about creating a world where people don’t have to hurt others or themselves just to cope.
Teaching people how to regulate their emotions is crime prevention, addiction prevention, suicide prevention and it’s generational healing.
It’s how we stop raising adults who explode, implode, or shut down at the first sign of discomfort.
Emotional regulation is not just a soft skill, It’s survival. It’s the foundation of a society where people can disagree without dehumanizing each other, where accountability is not seen as an attack, and where conflict doesn’t always have to mean violence.
If you want a better world, Start with emotion education.
Now, let’s talk about what emotions actually do to your body!!!
You are not meant to block your emotions. Emotions are energy in motion. They’re designed to move through the body. The problem is: many people don’t allow that motion to happen.
Why? Because your body doesn’t feel safe enough to fully feel. Maybe you were raised by emotionally unavailable parents. Maybe you experienced abuse, neglect, or grew up in a society that taught you to shut down rather than feel. So over time, your emotions don’t get processed, they get stored.
And stored emotions become stuck energy. They don’t disappear. They manifest as chronic stress, joint pain, fatigue, brain fog, or even physical illness.
So how do we begin to undo this?
We create safety within the body, so we can feel again.
Here’s a gentle process to help you start reconnecting with your emotions:
Get Still: Find a quiet, safe space. Pause. Give yourself a moment of silence.
Breathe: Inhale gently through the nose. Exhale slowly through the mouth. Let your breath ground you in the present moment.
Scan your body: Is there tension? Pressure? Discomfort? Where do you feel it? This is your body whispering to you.
Ask: How Does It Want to Express? Don’t force it, just ask. What does this feeling want? To cry? To move? To shout?
Allow the Expression: Let it move through you. Maybe you shake. Maybe you tear up. Maybe you need to punch a pillow or scream into it. Let it out. Don’t block it like you’ve done before.
Return to the Breath: Come back to your inhale and exhale. Let your body know: I’m still here. I’m safe. I’ve released something, and I’m okay.
Doing this teaches your body a new truth:
That emotions can be felt and released without danger. That you don’t have to stay locked in tension. That you can trust yourself to feel and heal. Because when you start to let emotions flow, your body softens. Your mind clears. And your spirit finally gets to breathe again.