Alexandra Swenson-Ridley
20 August 2024
15m 16s
Healing Hidden Hurts...
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Live & Lead With Heart
In this episode, I delve into the importance of tuning into our emotions and connecting with our hearts. I share my personal journey of realizing how disconnected I was from my feelings and how this disconnection manifested as anxiety and physical symptoms like heartburn. I discuss my recent commitment to a 30-day challenge inspired by HeartMath research, where I spend 30 minutes each day focusing on my emotional landscape.
Throughout the episode, I reflect on my childhood experiences that led me to intellectualize rather than feel my emotions. I talk about the various coping mechanisms I developed, such as overachieving and avoiding conflict, and how these have shaped my adult life. By intentionally connecting with my heart and emotions, I've started to uncover deep-seated habits and childhood wounds.
I encourage listeners to join me in this 30-day challenge, suggesting practical steps like reading a list of emotions daily and paying attention to bodily sensations. I emphasize that connecting with our hearts is a muscle that needs to be developed and that doing so can lead to profound changes in our stress levels, relationships, and overall well-being.
I invite listeners to reach out and share their experiences as we support each other in this journey of emotional exploration and heart connection.
Key Timestamps
00:00:35 - Heart's Role in Emotions
00:00:55 - Childhood Lessons on Emotions
00:01:15 - Intellectualizing Emotions
00:01:46 - Anxiety and Physical Symptoms
00:02:08 - Coping Mechanisms
00:02:30 - Awareness and Emotional Work
00:04:29 - Benefits of Emotional Awareness
00:05:02 - Personal Commitment to 30-Day Challenge
00:05:33 - Techniques for Emotional Connection
00:06:05 - Discovering Inner Warrior
00:06:27 - Childhood Coping Mechanisms
00:07:09 - Overachieving and Proving Worth
00:08:01 - Peacemaker and Conflict Avoidance
00:08:46 - Nurturing the Inner Child
00:09:28 - Befriending Inner Parts
00:10:00 - Developing a Relationship with Emotions
00:11:04 - Daily Emotional Check-In
00:12:06 - Heart Connection and Intuition
00:12:48 - Relationship to Money
Inspired to join me on a 30 day challenge of connecting to your emotions everyday? There's nothing official for this. Let's just encourage each other. Connect with me in one of the options below and let me know you're taking it on with me!
With love,
Alex.
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