There's no one right way to feel about what you are going through right now, but it is a great thing that we can feel.
We are not meant to be happy all of the time, and it's OK to feel sad, mad, or stressed. Mr. and Mrs. Watson in the Mercy Watson children's books series are always naively oblivious to the world around them. When their special big does something crazy, when their neighbor gets upset, they always respond with rapturous, positive thoughts.
We love these types of characters, and laugh about their simple approach to life because we know that life is more complex than that. We want to feel a range of emotions, because it allows us to be human and experience the world.
Too often we push our emotions back down with food, drink or facebooking. Instead, we can choose to feel them, and let them move through us.
But, how do we feel them?
I've created an acronym to describe the process of feeling your feelings that I learned from Brooke Castillo and other great thinkers.
It's called WONDER:
W-Ask W Questions
What am I feeling?
O- Observe
Listen to yourself. Trust that you know what’s going on.
N-Name it
Ex: “It’s just stress.” “I’m feeling stressed.”
D-Describe it
Feel the feeling. See where it’s located in your body. What does it feel like exactly? Try to explain it as if you are describing it to someone else.
E-Embrace it.
Feelings come from thoughts in my brain. I should have this feeling. Thoughts and feelings are independent of who I really am. What’s awesome about this feeling? What purpose does it serve? I can “Do” this emotion.
R-Release or Resolve it.
Feel it and let it go without judgement. Or, decide that you want to work on it and start thinking about it in terms of the model.
Try it this week and tell me how it goes!
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About the Show
Learn how to STOP overeating and CONTROL food without feeling like you are missing out, so that you can lose weight and let your body heal completely!
Using simple mindset and lifestyle shifts, healthy changes in your life can actually start happening! And the best part is that it doesn’t have to be a constant struggle. Because, you already have what it takes to create the healthy lifestyle of your dreams!
And, you can totally live healthy without stressing about food, family, or your body!
But, we won’t stop there! Once we’ve created amazing results in our own lives, it’s 10x’s better to share it! So, we’ll talk about how to inspire healthy change in our environment and in the world.
And…we’ll make it as not-boring as possible! So dive right, and join us!
About your Host
Michele is a fitness instructor, health coach, and mom entrepreneur who loves spreading the word about healthy living!
And...she likes to have fun doing it!
After healing her body through plant-based eating and finding the key to sustainable health, Michele seeks to empower others to do the same! She believes that our bodies are powerfully resilient, and our minds are even more powerful in their ability to create change.
