58. How to Process Built Up Emotions

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In this episode, I share a deeply personal experience of feeling overwhelmed by built-up emotions—how they compounded over time and what finally helped me work through them. When we suppress emotions, they don’t go away; they build up and resurface, often stronger than before.

I talk about why we instinctively resist emotions, how caregiving intensifies this struggle, and why numbing or distracting ourselves doesn’t work long-term. Most importantly, I walk you through my process for fully feeling and releasing emotions—including a guided tapping (EFT) meditation to help you process whatever emotions you’ve been holding onto.

If you’ve been carrying emotional weight for months or even years, this episode will help you create space to feel, release, and lighten your emotional load.

Listen now and try the guided tapping exercise to start processing your emotions today.

You'll Learn: 

• Why emotions build up – How suppressing or avoiding emotions can make them stronger over time, especially in caregiving.
• Why we resist emotions – The common fears and misconceptions that make it hard to fully feel our emotions.
• How to process emotions effectively – A step-by-step approach to allowing and working through emotions instead of numbing or distracting yourself.
• How EFT tapping can help – A guided tapping meditation to help you release built-up emotions and create a sense of calm.

Resources: 

Download a copy of the Tapping Points on my website. Click here and go to the bottom of the page.

As a Resiliency Coach for people who are caregiving for their partner, I'm here to support YOU, the caregiver. Learn more about my work at www.coachmarika.com.