What If Your Personality Is a Survival Strategy? Trauma Anxiety Resolution with Cedric Bertelli

What if the anxiety, fear, or emotional patterns you’ve accepted as your personality are actually survival strategies from the past? Lisa Lacy sits down with Cedric Bertelli, founder of the Emotional Health Institute and co-developer of Emotional Resolution® (EmRes®), to explore why managing emotions and resolving recurring emotional patterns may be two very different things. From Cedric’s experience masking anxiety while leading hundreds of employees to the ways our brains predict danger based on past experiences, this conversation explores trauma, emotional avoidance, and the body’s role in emotional processing. Lisa and Cedric discuss interoception, the emerging research behind EmRes, reconnecting with physical sensations, and why sustainable contentment may matter more than chasing constant happiness. In this episode: How anxiety, high performance, and emotional masking can become survival identities. The difference between emotional regulation and Emotional Resolution® (EmRes®). How past trauma, outdated brain predictions, and physical sensations influence recurring emotional responses. Why avoiding uncomfortable emotions can reinforce patterns of fear, anger, and anxiety. Reconnecting with the body, practicing Self-EmRes, and developing greater emotional awareness and contentment. Connect with Cedric Bertelli: https://www.cedricbertelli.com Emotional Health Institute: https://www.emotionalhealthinstitute.org Connect with Lisa | INSIDE THE EDGE: https://www.lisalacy.com/inside-the-edge What did you perform in order to survive? Welcome to the Edge. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.