Emotional healing isn’t really a topic that we talk about often in our society. Most of us would prefer to let everyone think that we’re “just fine,” but sometimes, we just aren’t “fine.” In fact, if we’ve never been through the healing journey, we may be carrying around sadness, anger or resentment without even realizing it. The dangerous part, though, is all of that unrecognized hurt can skip our consciousness but land straight on the head of someone we love, such as our spouse or maybe or kids. When we don’t deal with things, it comes out in other ways.
Talking about hurts from past relationships is tough. It can be embarrassing, and it can feel like it’s going backwards, when we just want to move on. But sometimes the only way to truly move forward is to go back for a while, to truly heal from the past. The first step to healing is to acknowledge and release our feelings.
In today’s podcast, we talk about practical ways we can heal from past emotional hurts. Whatever the feelings are, whether sadness, anger, disappointment or confusion, acknowledging the emotions is the first step to allowing them less power in your life. These are the seven tools mentioned in this episode:
In today’s podcast, we talk about practical ways we can heal from past emotional hurts. Whatever the feelings are, whether sadness, anger, disappointment or confusion, acknowledging the emotions is the first step to allowing them less power in your life. These are the seven tools mentioned in this episode:
- Journaling: To help you get in touch with your emotions, you may wish to journal. Use a journal to document the emotions that you are going through. Allow yourself the liberty to write freely.
- Nature: You might go for walks alone and just spend time thinking, or praying.
- Exercise: Vigorous exercise can really help you release difficult emotions, especially anger.
- Prayer: f you are a believer, talk to the Lord about it. A good therapist can also help to draw these emotions out.
- Art: Art of any kind, whether painting, drawing, dancing or drama, can all be therapeutic.
- Share your story with another human being (friend, family member, spouse)
- Share your story with a professional (counsellor, coach, pastor.)
This week, in Marriage Media, I recommend the movie, We Bought a Zoo.
Our Scripture for this week is Psalm 116:1.
Also mentioned in this episode:
Happily Ever After Again: Hope, Healing & Love for Second Marriages
Other episodes in the Journey to Healing series:
https://secondmarriage.xyz/journey-to-healing-introduction
Our Scripture for this week is Psalm 116:1.
Also mentioned in this episode:
Happily Ever After Again: Hope, Healing & Love for Second Marriages
Other episodes in the Journey to Healing series:
https://secondmarriage.xyz/journey-to-healing-introduction
