Bye Bye Panic

How to ACTUALLY Sit With Your Feelings (The Right Way)


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There was a time I thought I was feeling my emotions — turns out, I was just reacting to them.

I'd spiral into overthinking, distract myself with work, or scroll mindlessly through Instagram until the discomfort went numb. I wasn’t processing anything. I was dodging. And the worst part? I genuinely believed I was doing it “the right way.”

But discomfort doesn’t go away just because you’ve ignored it long enough. It waits. It stores. It builds. And then it shows up again — louder.

Sitting with your emotions isn’t about being dramatic or wallowing. It’s not about fixing, solving, or even understanding. It’s about allowing. Witnessing. Letting the emotion move through you instead of around you.

In this episode, I talk about what that actually looks like — the subtle shifts that matter, the myths we unknowingly buy into, and the reason your nervous system might still think emotions are unsafe.

If you've ever asked yourself, “Why am I still stuck even though I’ve done all the things?” — this one’s for you.

Let’s talk about what it really means to sit with your feelings — and why it might be the most healing thing you ever do.

See you inside.

Key Takeaways:

  • Intro (00:00)
  • Most people resist emotions without knowing it (00:26)
  • Myths around emotional expression debunked (01:12)
  • Feeling ≠ fixing (02:39)
  • Numbing behaviors are emotional avoidance (03:46)
  • Emotions are bodily, not just mental (05:16)
  • Step-by-step: feel, label, sit with emotion (06:56)

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