How to Deal with Difficult Emotions

I’ve been exploring Self Compassion more lately both in my personal life and in my practice. It is needed this world where we experience a lot of pain and difficult experience.

Self-compassion is a mindfulness model that you can use on your own or in the therapy room. It helps you slow down and find your emotional pain by getting in touch with your body.

If you’re experiencing intense emotions like anger, grief, or disappointment, you might like “Soften, Soothe, Allow” meditations on Dr Kristin Neff’s site. If you need to learn how to be more gentle to yourself because you tend to have a harsh, critical inner voice, you might like the “Loving-Kindness Meditation.“ The exercises aim to be short (15-20 minutes for the ones I mentioned) and really help you go deep with yourself. I would recommend doing this work in conjunction with counseling if you are going through a difficult time, as it doesn’t replace the need for a therapist especially if you are in crisis.

I have found that in those gentle, vulnerable moments with myself I can have great compassion and ease around emotions and beliefs that I didn’t think could ever shift. I am excited to learn at this point in my journey that I can still learn brand new things that shift me from ways of thinking even if I think I know myself deeply. I hope this excites you and brings you healing and peace too.

If you would like help on your journey toward having a kinder inner voice that you use toward yourself and healthier relationships with those you love, please drop me a line and we can set up a session.