“Feelings don’t destroy us — the refusal to feel them does.”
We’ve been taught to keep it together. To be strong. To not let them see us cry.
But unexpressed emotion doesn’t disappear. It gets buried. It leaks. It explodes when the smallest thing goes wrong.
Healing doesn’t come from pushing feelings away. It comes from finally letting them move through.
*The rage. The grief. The shame. The ache of being unseen.*
There is nothing wrong with you for feeling deeply. Your sadness is not weakness. Your anger is not failure.
What if your emotions aren’t the problem — but the doorway?
Today, you don’t need to fix anything. You only need to stop pretending you’re not hurting.
Let yourself feel. Fully. Safely. Honestly.
That’s not regression. That’s liberation.
Find a quiet space and sit with your eyes closed. Ask yourself: 'What have I not let myself feel lately?' Notice the first emotion that rises. Place one hand on your heart, the other on your belly. Breathe deeply and say: 'You are welcome here.' Let the feeling move without resistance.
Give yourself 10–15 minutes alone today to express an emotion you usually suppress. Cry. Scream into a pillow. Write uncensored. Be gentle afterward — take a warm shower, light a candle, rest. Let it be a ritual of release.
Lena G. “I always shoved things down. Kept smiling. But it caught up with me. One day I gave myself full permission to cry — and it felt like exhaling for the first time in years. It didn’t break me. It freed me.”
You are strong enough to feel this — and tender enough to survive it.