#73: How to deal with fear, anger and sadness during COVID-19
“We often shut down our emotions in order to feel in control. The irony is that by feeling, embracing and learning from our emotions, we are freed from their hidden control of us. Self-compassionate emotional mastery is actually the path to freedom.”
Many of us were raised to believe all kinds of myths about emotions, such as they’re sinful, they lead us astray, that emotions aren’t spiritual and so on. Right now, terrorized by the fear of a global pandemic, we’re surrounded by emotions! The truth is that emotions are a God-given source of wisdom when we know how to interpret them. In this episode, I share some science on what emotions are in our brains and bodies, a few practical tips on how to process the fear, anger and sadness coming up during this COVID-19 crisis, and then we practice accessing our emotions and bringing them to God.
Resources mentioned:
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Brené Brown’s list of emotions.
6 core emotions.
