Feel It, Don't Follow It: Emotional Wisdom That Sets You Free

Have you ever looked back on something you said when you were feeling really triggered—frustrated, angry, overwhelmed—and think:

“Honestly? That was… incredibly insightful! Maybe even one of my best moments!”

Yeah. Me neither.

Or how about this one:

“That high-dollar purchase I made when I was caught up in the fantasy the salesperson was spinning about how I’d feel once I had it? You know, the one I put on a credit card and will now be paying off until the end of time—with interest?

No regrets! Absolute genius move.”

I'm guessing probably not.

Let's face it.

Emotions are powerful.

And when we don’t know how to work with them, they tend to work us.

They convince us that reacting right now is the only option.

They hype us up or shut us down.

They have us making choices we later wish came with an “undo” button.

But emotions aren’t the enemy.

They’re not here to sabotage your life or make you feel out of control.

They’re not proof you’re too sensitive or too intense or “too much.”

They’re your messengers.

And when you know how to work with them—not obey them—you unlock a whole new level of power.

Here’s the truth a lot of people overlook:

You are not your emotions.

You feel them.

You experience them.

But they are not you.

They’re energy. They’re information.

They’re like wise (and sometimes dramatic) copilots sitting next to you on the ride of life.

Your job isn’t to hand them the steering wheel—it’s to listen, learn, and then keep driving.

I came to this the hard way.

Back when my body shut down and the medical community had no answers for me.

But then I found yoga—or maybe yoga found me?

Either way, that’s when things really shifted.

Yoga helped me access emotions I’d been avoiding, ignoring, or burying for years.

I would leave class some days seething, other days sobbing.

Grief. Guilt. Shame. Anger. It all came rushing to the surface.

And instead of stuffing it back down—I stayed with the feelings (spoiler alert: wasn't comfortable).

I listened.

I journaled.

I meditated.

I asked simple but powerful questions:

What is this feeling trying to show me?
What's underneath it?
What do I need right now?

And the answers? They changed my life.

Because when you start working with your emotions, rather than being ruled by them, you start to realize:

• Anger might be a boundary that's being violated or disrespected.

• Envy could be highlighting a dream you’re ready to claim.

• Frustration or jealousy might point to a belief that’s keeping you small, and unable to claim that dream.

• Joy and excitement often point toward your purpose, your truth, what lights you up and you want to experience more of.

Processing your emotions doesn’t mean drowning in them. It means giving them a voice, hearing their message, and letting them go.

When we don’t do that—when we suppress, ignore, or disconnect—they don’t disappear. They settle into the body. They create tension, dis-ease, and energetic heaviness.

And here’s the kicker:

Unprocessed emotions lower your vibration.

And your vibration? That’s your manifesting power.

We don’t attract what we want.

We attract what we’re energetically aligned with.

So when we’re holding onto shame, guilt, resentment, or fear—we start magnetizing situations that reflect those frequencies.

Shame, for example, might draw us into relationships where we feel invisible or unworthy.

Resentment can trap us in cycles of conflict or feeling let down.

Fear can keep us playing small and afraid to take up space.

But emotional intelligence changes that.

It helps you move from reaction to response.

From suppression to sovereignty.

From confusion to clarity.

Because when you can sit with your emotions—without judgment, without urgency—you reclaim the power you once gave away.

You shift from patterns… to presence.

From being run by the past… to consciously creating your future.

You begin making choices that reflect your worth—not your wounds.

And that, my friend, is where your freedom lives.

Want a gentle place to begin?

I created a five minute fix meditation for you: A Guided Body Scan for Emotional Awareness to help you connect with your emotions, hear their wisdom, and begin the process of release.

Even just a few minutes of intentional presence can create space—space to feel, space to breathe, space to come back to yourself.

Because when you’re in the driver’s seat—and your emotions are riding next to you, not running the show—that’s when life starts to feel really good.

Mindful Moments: A Guided Body Scan for Emotional Awareness - Five Minute Fix Guided Meditation.

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