Emotional Decluttering: Drop the Baggage You Don’t Realize You’re Carrying

Send us Fan Mail What if exhaustion, overwhelm, people-pleasing, guilt, and emotional reactivity aren't really about what's happening in your life today...but from emotional clutter you accumulated years ago?  Clutter isn’t just the stuff piled on your counter, shoved into closets, or preventing you from parking in your garage. There’s another, more serious type of clutter that desperately needs to be let go: unprocessed experiences, responsibility for other people's feelings, and old belief systems about what emotions are/not acceptable. Unlike the junk drawer, you can't declutter your emotions by simply throwing uncomfortable feelings away. In this episode, I walk you through a powerful process for examining your own emotional history so you can learn to remain safe, grounded, loving, and present without immediately fixing, appeasing, apologizing, dissociating, or shutting down.   BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why feeling bad about feeling bad creates even more suffering How your childhood shaped what emotions you can tolerate today Why someone else's anger, sadness, or disappointment can feel physically threatening Why emotional health does NOT mean feeling happy all the time How to begin naming, validating, feeling, and processing emotions you've been avoiding And more!     FOR SO MUCH MORE: Find out your default stress response with my FREE quiz: https://solutionsforsimplicity.myflodesk.com/stress-response-podcast  Sign up for my “Nervous System 101” masterclass to finally understand your brain and body like never before: https://solutionsforsimplicity.thrivecart.com/ns101/  Join the next round of my Moms Made New program so stress no longer sabotages you—or your relationships: https://solutionsforsimplicity.myflodesk.com/mmn-waitlist  Book a free consult with Dr. Amber 1:1: https://tidycal.com/solutionsforsimplicity/free-consult   HOMEWORK: Set aside to write out your personal answers to the questions posed in this episode. For example, what messages did you hear in your childhood home surrounding emotions? How did your parents handle theirs? What did you subconsciously learn to believe about expressing negative emotions? What emotional experiences may your body have yet to fully process through? Reach out to me via email or on Instagram @solutionsforsimplicity to share your thoughts. And don’t forget to share this episode with another mama who needs to hear it!   COMING UP NEXT: Join me back next Tuesday at 5am Eastern to keep unpacking the hidden sources of stress stealing your time and joy. Don't miss my powerful on-demand masterclass, "13 Things Nobody's Telling You About Your Nervous System," that dispels the common myths and misleading advice out there about capacity, emotional regulation, and so much more: https://solutionsforsimplicity.thrivecart.com/13things/  Loving this podcast? Please help it get found by more listeners by taking quick minute to leave a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Take a screenshot of your text review before you submit it, then email that to [email protected] and I'll send you my powerful Happy Mom Protocol™ (a $297 value) FOR FREE! CONNECT WITH AMBER: Website | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn  Ready to finally get to the root of your problems and change your life FOR GOOD? Book your free 60-minute consult to learn more about working 1:1 with Dr. Amber.