Have you ever noticed that the moment you begin to slow down, your body or emotions start to rise to the surface? Maybe tears appear out of nowhere, or old memories resurface. Many people turn away from this process—not because they don’t want to heal, but because they’re afraid of feeling.
Why We Avoid Our Feelings
From a young age, most of us are taught to “be strong,” “shake it off,” or “stop crying.” Over time, we start to believe that emotions are inconvenient, messy, or even a sign of weakness. When discomfort rises, we push it back down. The problem is: what we resist doesn’t disappear—it simply hides in the body, waiting to be felt.
Emotions Are Energy
Every emotion carries energy. When we don’t allow ourselves to feel, that energy gets stuck, showing up as tension, pain, or even chronic illness. The fear of feeling keeps us locked in survival mode, carrying unprocessed experiences like heavy stones in a backpack.
Why Feeling Is Part of Healing
Healing isn’t always pretty. It often begins with allowing the tears, the anger, the grief, or the vulnerability we’ve buried for years. But here’s the truth: when we feel, we free.
- That knot in your stomach begins to loosen.
- The pressure in your chest begins to lighten.
- The mind finds clarity once the body releases.
Safe Ways to Feel
You don’t have to face your emotions alone or all at once. Healing modalities like Reiki, Spinal Flow, journaling, breathwork, or simply sitting with a trusted guide can create a safe space for emotions to move through you. The body is wise—it knows exactly how much you can handle at once.
Choosing Courage Over Fear
The fear of feeling is natural, but staying stuck in it only prolongs suffering. Healing asks us to trust that what rises up is ready to be released. On the other side of that wave of emotion is more freedom, lightness, and vitality than we thought possible.
✨ Reflection Prompt:
What emotion have you been avoiding feeling? What might happen if you allowed yourself to sit with it, even for just a minute?
What emotion have you been avoiding feeling? What might happen if you allowed yourself to sit with it, even for just a minute?
Most of us have been there—you don’t feel well, so you schedule an appointment with your doctor. You leave with a prescription (maybe two), and for a little while, the symptoms quiet down. But often, the relief is temporary. Before long, new side effects or lingering discomfort send you back for another prescription. The cycle continues, and all the while, the root cause remains untouched.
This is the difference between treating and healing.
Treating Symptoms
Treating symptoms is like putting a band-aid on a leaky pipe. You may not see the water dripping for a moment, but underneath, the pipe is still cracked. Conventional medicine excels at symptom management—painkillers, anti-inflammatories, antidepressants, sleeping pills. These tools can absolutely serve a purpose, but they don’t always address why the issue appeared in the first place.
Healing the Root
Healing, on the other hand, takes us deeper. It asks:
- Where in the body, mind, or energy system is there a block?
- What is the body trying to tell me?
- How can I restore flow, balance, and alignment so my body can do what it’s designed to do—heal itself?
True healing isn’t about masking pain. It’s about listening to it. Our symptoms are messengers, not enemies.
What Healing Looks Like
Healing looks like peeling back the layers of stress, trauma, and imbalance. It’s releasing stored tension, nurturing your nervous system, and re-teaching your body that it’s safe to function at its best. Healing may involve practices like Reiki, Spinal Flow, meditation, breathwork, or nutrition shifts—modalities that support the body’s natural intelligence rather than override it.
Why It Matters
When we only treat symptoms, we stay stuck in survival mode. When we choose healing, we reclaim our energy, our clarity, and our vitality. Healing opens the door to thriving—not just getting by.
✨ Your Turn
Take a moment today to notice: am I chasing relief, or am I creating true healing?
Take a moment today to notice: am I chasing relief, or am I creating true healing?
