Thanks for naming this Ashley! Anger is such an important emotion to connect with, understand and release... I have seen so many women supress their anger leading to literal physical breakdown in the body (thyroid for example). And of course in all the mens work I am part of, anger release ceremony are critical path to feeling the sadness under the anger and a the start of true healing.
What resonates for me is the idea you said it's easier to think than to feel. When I was in my 20's, It was financially very lucrative (at least at that moment) to focus on writing code (thinking) and not how I was feeling. I've spent years in Exposure and Response Prevention training with the goal of sitting with the feeling of uncomfortable thoughts. It has helped tremendously. Your article is inspirational. Now I want to discover what feeling I've been avoiding the past so many years!
“so I feel like I’m impersonating someone else I’ve heard answer that same question along the way”
This made me laugh out loud! I still catch myself doing this and when I do I’m reminded to take inventory.
Thanks for naming this Ashley! Anger is such an important emotion to connect with, understand and release... I have seen so many women supress their anger leading to literal physical breakdown in the body (thyroid for example). And of course in all the mens work I am part of, anger release ceremony are critical path to feeling the sadness under the anger and a the start of true healing.
What resonates for me is the idea you said it's easier to think than to feel. When I was in my 20's, It was financially very lucrative (at least at that moment) to focus on writing code (thinking) and not how I was feeling. I've spent years in Exposure and Response Prevention training with the goal of sitting with the feeling of uncomfortable thoughts. It has helped tremendously. Your article is inspirational. Now I want to discover what feeling I've been avoiding the past so many years!