Do you label feeling emotions as something scary and end up shoving them into your emotional closet? If you’re ready to make peace with your sensitivity and learn how to fearlessly experience emotions without becoming overwhelmed, this episode is for you.

When you focus on the body and the energy of the emotion, don’t get caught up in stories, and don’t think of what they could mean about you and your life, emotions become easier to process. In this episode, I explore what we tend to do instead of feeling our feelings and what that avoidance can cost us.

Join me this week as I delve into what emotional overwhelm is, why it’s common in highly sensitive people, and why we label emotions as scary. I explain four different reasons that can lead us to labeling emotions as something to fear and share how to stop this pattern once and for all. Discover how to overcome the shame of being emotional and learn how embracing your sensitivity can give you access to more joy, love, and happiness in your life.

The upcoming retreat in Guatemala is less than two months away! Almost last call – send me a DM on Instagram or an email at erika.belanger@gmail.com to reserve your spot today.

What You’ll Discover:

• What happens when we get emotionally overwhelmed.
• The action steps for feeling your feelings.
• Questions to ask yourself when you are trying to connect to the sensations in your body.
• What it means to be highly sensitive.
• Different techniques to meet the energy and move it through your body.
• Some of the tools also available in my free workbook to help you feel your feelings.

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Everything you need:

• Find more info about the retreat here.
• Send me a DM on Instagram or an email at erika.belanger@gmail.com to chat about the retreat or get your discounted payment link to reserve your spot.
• Check out Villa Sumaya, our retreat center this year.
• Check out my solo shows referenced in this episode here, and 73 : Yoga, Chronic Pain and Mental Health
• Claim it! #218 Erika Belanger – Yoga Teacher, HSP Coach, Podcaster, Seeker and Nomad
• How To Actually Love Yourself with Erika Belanger, The You-est YOU® Podcast
• The retreat is not the right thing for you but you still want to work with me? Join the waitlist for The Sensitivity Reset: Releasing Overwhelm for a Happier Life or click here to enquire about 1:1 coaching.
• Leave a review for this episode for the podcast in general on iTunes and send me a screenshot at erika.belanger@gmail.com to get access to a free month of our Premium Membership.
• Not sure if you are highly sensitive (HSP) Take my free quiz: Just How Sensitive Are You?
• Download my free 20-page workbook.
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