In this reflective and illuminating episode of Nitty Gritty to Balance, we explore emotions, what they really are, why they arise and how deeply they shape our inner and outer world.

Emotions are not who we are; they are sensations, messengers and guides. When we learn to feel them rather than become them, we reconnect with our truth, our body and our natural ability to self-regulate.

Through grounded conversation and Staci’s intuitive wisdom, we unpack the layers of emotional experience, how emotions move, where they live in the body and what they are trying to teach us when we slow down and listen.

In this episode, we explore:

✔️ The difference between “I feel” and “I am” and why language matters

✔️ Why emotions ebb and flow and how to move through them instead of suppressing them

✔️ How emotions show up as sensations in the body and what those sensations can reveal 

✔️ Why there are no good or bad emotions, only teachers

✔️ How the heart, liver and lungs each store specific emotional patterns

✔️ The dualities of emotions including fear with safety, sadness with change, guilt with ethics, anger with boundaries and joy with alignment

✔️ Why animals reflect emotions without words and what they teach us about presence

✔️ A powerful practice called Feel Before You Fix that honors emotional completion

✔️ How expression through crying, journaling, art or movement allows emotions to release and transform

We close the episode with the wisdom of the Honeysuckle oracle card: “What if we embrace the switchbacks rather than running straight to the end?” A reminder that emotional healing is not linear. It is a climb, a journey and a return to self.

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