Why you need to “feel” to “heal.”

This might be a hard truth for some but I’m a firm believer that if you want something to “heal” you have to be willing to “feel” it.

Avoidance is the enemy of healing.

Why is that?

I’m a firm believer that if we stuff down the things that have happened to us or push down uncomfortable emotions that we’ve felt in the past, they will keep coming back up trying to get our attention.

Think of it like this - when most injuries happen (either muscles or bones or nerves), they often won’t heal properly if they aren’t given the right medical treatment and care. And when that happens, we’ll typically be experiencing impacts of the injury for the rest of our life.

If we’ve experienced some type of trauma or emotional injury, our body has likely adapted in ways to help that injury in the moment but that may keep coming up and bothering us throughout the rest of our life, asking for attention and healing.

So how do we help things heal from the past?

We have to start with acknowledging and with feeling. Without that, it’s like we’ll be leaving dirt in the wound.

Does this sound intimidating?

Well, my name is Erin and I’m here to help.

I’m a mental health and EMDR therapist in Salt Lake City who specializes in working with women who have experienced trauma or who are stuck in patterns from the past that they can’t move on from.

I’m accepting new clients in Utah and I’d love to talk to you about working together.

Click here to schedule a free intro call with me where we’ll get to know each other more - no strings attached. I can’t wait to meet you!