Series: The Five Steps of Healing — Step 2

Healing doesn’t move forward until we slow down long enough to tell the truth about how we feel.

In this episode, Alicia walks you through Step 2 of the Five Steps of Healing: Name the Emotion. Not to overwhelm you. Not to reopen wounds. But to help you understand why clarity begins with honesty.

Many of us were taught to suppress emotions, spiritualize pain, or move on too quickly. But unnamed emotions don’t disappear — they linger in the body, the mind, and the heart.

This episode will help you:

understand why naming emotions is part of emotional healing

recognize the difference between feeling and spiraling

stop minimizing what your heart has been carrying

feel safe enough to tell the truth without judgment

This is not about reliving the pain.

It’s about giving language to what your body already knows.

Scripture: Psalm 139:23

Growth Assignment: A guided reflection to help you name what you’re feeling — honestly and gently.

Next episode: Step 3 — Take It to God