162: The Courage to Process the Heavy 4 Emotions and Live with Creativity and Gratitude with Emily Francis and Julia Abramoff

In today's episode, we discuss processing and releasing shame, guilt, grief, and trauma, and learning to live a life full of creativity and gratitude. We explore:

- Understanding the way that our bodies absorb and store trauma, and how to release it

- How to process the Heavy Four emotions - Shame, Guilt, Grief, and Trauma

- Why "trauma" is more than you think: i.e. childbirth, a car accident, living through a pandemic

- How to make room for the Fabulous Four emotions - Happiness, Joy, Connection, and Empowerment

- Using the wisdom of the body to find hope in the darkness of addictions

- The process of moving from suppression to releasing negative emotions

- Breathing, meditations, and simple practices that help you get into a calm space

- How we can use hope, creativity, and gratitude to get through the pandemic

- Why knowing what we're grateful for helps us understand our values and what direction we need to go

- How creative expression gently engages us with emotions that may be too overwhelming for words

- The importance of storytelling and how it helps us to process our experiences and gain confidence

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