Episode 38: Emotionally Raw and in a State of Pain

Published: Feb. 4, 2015, midnight

b"This is for states of emotional pain - when you are trying to make it through the day-to-day in environments that don't make you feel safe. It's for anyone who has had something take the wind out of them lately and maybe you\\u2019re hurting pretty bad, and you feel very fragile as it is \\u2013 and yet you\\u2019re out in the world in places that make you feel even more vulnerable. Maybe you\\u2019re working on healing but when you are exposed or raw in particular kinds of environments \\u2013 it makes it really really hard to keep your head up and your eyes from twinkling. The super deep gut pain that makes you want to curl up in a ball in bed. This is for you \\u2013 to hopefully ground you in those moments. When you are raw you will feel only completely aware of your vulnerability in the world \\u2013 how fragile you feel emotionally, plus the deep bruise of whatever you have recently gone through. In short \\u2013this is a tough spot to be in. It can induce waves of gut-wrenching agony, causing you to wish there was an invisibility cloak. I will go through 1. Where you are: some perspective from outside of your pain to hopefully ground you. 2. What to expect moving forward 3. Some tools to use in the moment. I hope you likee and if you want to read more, check out TeaspoonOfHappy.com xo! This is for you, Fran! Hope it helps and hang in there. xox\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"