S1 EP1: Emotional Health & Physical Health Connection to our Overall Wellbeing with Melissa

“She could never go back and make some of the details pretty. All she could do was move forward and make the whole beautiful.” - Terri St. Cloud (quote also used in Guidepost 3 of “Gifts of Imperfection” by Brene Brown)
The month that I turned 50 and was 2 weeks into our latest move to Lubbock, TX, I ended up in the ER twice over a 10-day period with various symptoms, including racing heartbeat, sky high blood pressure, and a bladder control issue.
After scores of tests and a trip to the cardiologist, it was determined that outside of hormones due to menopause, there was nothing seriously physically wrong with me.
There was however a serious issue with anxiety, codependency, performing and producing for approval, intrusive thoughts around health, and no peace or contentment in my life despite my very faith-based life.
Thus began my journey in connecting the dots to how unprocessed, denied, stuffed, dissociated feelings and emotions have a direct effect on our physical health and emotional and spiritual peace.
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RESOURCES
Brene Brown - Brené Brown (brenebrown.com)
Emily and Amelia Nagoski - burnout (burnoutbook.net) - Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Brené with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle | Brené Brown (brenebrown.com)
Herstory Writers Workshop - Herstory | Herstory Writers Workshop | United States
Meghan Locklair - Find the Link at EmbracingLayers.com
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Original Air Date: 7/13/2021