In this episode of the LaidOPEN Podcast, I welcome my friend and guest Rachel Kaplan. Rachel hosts the “Healing Feeling Shit Show” podcast and is the author of “Feel, Heal, and Let That Sh*t Go: Your Guide to Emotional Resilience and Lasting Self-Love,” which explores the process and importance of reconnecting with and expressing emotions.
The discussion delves into the emotional challenges many face, like avoiding uncomfortable feelings, and offers insights and tools on how to move emotions through the body. Rachel introduces her 'emotional potty training' method, emphasizing proactive and reactive emotional release techniques to facilitate healing from core emotional wounds.
The conversation also explores the significance of nature and reparenting in developing emotional resilience and the nuances of navigating complex PTSD. The episode underscores the revolutionary potential of feeling emotions fully and skillfully as a form of personal activism.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:46 Healing Through Feeling: Rachel's Journey
03:46 The Importance of Emotional Expression
05:31 Avoidance and Its Consequences
09:54 Tools for Emotional Bandwidth
11:18 Nature and Connection
19:29 Reparenting and Self-Love
26:38 Understanding Reintegration Work
27:12 Exploring Childhood Shame
27:44 Building a Whole Self
28:57 Complex PTSD and Shame
29:59 Physical Manifestations of Emotions
33:08 Proactive vs. Reactive Emotional Release
34:21 Core Wounds and Emotional Healing
36:39 Practical Techniques for Emotional Release
41:03 Deep Practice and Commitment
45:43 Navigating Trauma and Trust
52:22 Final Thoughts and Resources
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