Last week, we talked about why numbness happens — how it can feel like you’ve lost yourself… like you’re moving through life on autopilot, checking boxes but not really feeling alive.

This week is Part 2.

Because once you notice the numbness, the next question is usually:

“Okay… what do I actually do now?”

In today’s episode, 10 Ways to Stop Feeling Numb Today, I share the shifts that helped me stop living behind a mask — and start reconnecting with my emotions, my body, and my relationships.

Numbness usually isn’t the real problem.

It’s a protection strategy your system learned at a time when feeling everything wasn’t safe, possible, or supported.

And the way back isn’t thinking harder — it’s gentle, embodied change that helps you feel again without flooding your nervous system.

Timestamps:

00:00 — When you “have it all” but still feel disconnected

00:57 — Lesson 1: Drop the mask (it’s suffocating you)

01:26 — Lesson 2: Your nervous system state shapes everything

02:16 — Lesson 3: Stop intellectualizing (information isn’t transformation)

02:39 — Lesson 4: Why venting in therapy can keep you stuck

03:58 — Lesson 5: Your coping strategies are protecting you from something

05:24 — Lesson 6: How to actually process emotions (embodied release)

06:19 — Lesson 7: Why this work changes every relationship

08:26 — Lesson 8: Anger isn’t the enemy — impulsive reactions are

09:17 — Lesson 9: Boundaries are how you uphold your values

10:27 — A 60-second practice to try today when an emotion rises

Try one small change today:

When an uncomfortable emotion shows up, pause for 60 seconds.

Find where it lives in your body.

Place a hand there and say: “I’m willing to feel this sensation on and off for the rest of my life.”

Then breathe… and soften.

That minute of presence can change more than you expect.You don’t have to overhaul your life or “do this perfectly” for things to begin shifting.

One moment of presence.

One honest breath.

One willingness to feel instead of numb.

That’s how the path back to aliveness begins.

I hope this episode meets you exactly where you are today.

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