Can Emotional Wounds Have a Lasting Impact on Our Wellbeing?

Emotions are energy in motion. When we keep them trapped and suppressed in the body, they become places that are tight, constricted muscles, aching joints, chronic pain, ect.. If they continue to be ignored, they can turn into di-ease in the body. Now, I'm not suggesting that every ache and pain is an emotion but I think we are so unaware of how emotions actually effect us because we can't physcially see it with our own eyes so we think it doesn't exist. That couldn't be further from the truth.

As a matter of fact, I will prove to you that they are just as important to our wellbeing as a physical wound being healed is. Think about a physical wound for a moment. When you sustain an injury, whether it be a cut, scrape, or bruise, your body sends signals of pain to alert you to the damage that has occurred. Even when you cover it up with clothing and attempt to ignore it, the discomfort and pain persist, serving as a constant reminder of the injury until you take the necessary steps to address it. This means that you must nurture it, protect it, and care for it diligently until it heals completely. If neglected, the wound can become infected, leading to more severe complications that can affect not just the injured area but your overall health as well. Now, let’s draw a parallel to emotional or psychological wounds. These types of wounds can be just as debilitating as physical injuries, yet they often go unnoticed or unacknowledged. Just like a physical wound, emotional pain can linger and manifest in various ways, affecting our mental state and overall wellbeing. When we experience trauma, loss, or emotional distress, ignoring these feelings does not make them disappear. Instead, they tend to fester beneath the surface, causing ongoing discomfort and distress in the body and nervous system. Let's discribe a few ways the body can show signs of unprocessed trauma or emotional pain. This might show up as panic attacks, anxiety, or a dysregulated nervous system, hypervigilance (feeling like you are always waiting for the other shoe to drop- never able to fully relax), emotional triggers or outbursts, disassociation, feeling empty, toxic relationships.

Consider the way we might try to mask emotional pain—through distractions, unhealthy coping mechanisms, or simply by putting on a brave face. However, just as with a physical wound, it is essential to confront these emotional injuries head-on. This involves acknowledging the pain, allowing ourselves to feel and process our emotions, and seeking the appropriate support when necessary. Whether it be through therapy, talking to friends, or engaging in self-care practices, nurturing our emotional health is crucial for genuine healing. In essence, just as a physical wound requires time, care, and attention to heal properly, so too do our emotional wounds. Both types of healing are interconnected and vital to maintaining our overall health. Ignoring one can lead to complications in the other, highlighting the importance of a holistic approach to wellbeing that recognizes the significance of both physical and emotional healing. By understanding this relationship, we can better appreciate the need to care for ourselves in a comprehensive manner, ensuring that we address all aspects of our health, both seen and unseen.

It is absolutely the same thing with an emotional wound. Just as physical wounds can leave lasting scars and require careful attention and treatment, deep emotional wounds that we carry from various circumstances in our lives cut us to the core and can significantly impact our overall well-being. These emotional injuries can stem from a multitude of experiences, such as feeling ignored or neglected by a parent during formative years, which can create a profound sense of unworthiness and abandonment. Similarly, being abused by someone we love can shatter our sense of safety and trust, leaving us with deep-seated scars that may not be visible but are felt intensely. Additionally, experiences of rejection or being called hurtful names by a loved one can inflict wounds that resonate throughout our lives, leading to feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt.

These are soooo painful, and I refer to them as "Heart Wounds." This term encapsulates the deep emotional pain that lingers within us, often unnoticed by others but profoundly felt by ourselves. Heart Wounds are the kind of injuries that require our attention and care; they demand that we confront them rather than ignore their existence. We cannot simply brush them aside or pretend they don't hurt, for if we do, they will never heal properly. In fact, if left unacknowledged, these emotional wounds will not only fail to heal but will also fester and grow into triggers that can lead to emotional outbursts and unpredictable reactions in our daily lives.

Many people, overwhelmed by the weight of their emotional pain, turn to various forms of escapism in an attempt to dull the hurt. This often manifests in the use of addictions, where individuals may seek solace in alcohol, pills, or drugs. These substances can provide a temporary reprieve, a fleeting escape from the relentless ache of their inner wounds. However, this coping mechanism is merely a band-aid solution that does not address the underlying issues. Instead of healing, the emotional wounds remain buried, festering beneath the surface and potentially leading to more severe psychological and emotional consequences over time.

It is crucial to recognize that healing from Heart Wounds is a journey that requires patience, self-compassion, and often the support of professionals or loved ones. Acknowledging the pain and allowing ourselves to feel it is the first step toward recovery. Engaging in therapeutic practices, such as counseling or support groups, can provide the necessary tools to process these wounds and begin the healing journey. Ultimately, by facing our emotional wounds head-on, we can work towards transforming our pain into strength, allowing us to emerge more resilient and whole.

What if, instead of dealing with the pain and trying to cope, we could heal the wound with love, attention and expressing the pain so it could be released from the body once and for all?

That's the power of Somatic Healing, or healing through the body. There are 2 types to choose from at "Heal From Within." One is the Somatic Experiencing Process, where we take you into your own inner landscape to find, nurture, and work with your own body, memories, and nervous system to address those wounds at the core. This is a process with just you and your practitioner one-to-one.

The other option is 9D Somatic breathwork Journeys. We have a libarary of 40+ journey's with themes like "Healing Ancestrial Lines", "Transcending Fear", "You Are Enough", "Releasing Shame & Guilt", "From Fury to Freedom- A journey through scared rage" and sooo many more. In these journeys, there's no talking involved, you are using the power of the breath to bring up these energies in the body and you are encouraged to release them during the journey in various ways.

It's time we as a human species stop ignoring our emotions and discounting there effects on our body and our life and instead we embrace our emotional nature and work with them to help ourselves process them in healthy and sustanable ways.

Contact us to help you release and heal your emotional burdens, allowing you to experience a lighter and more liberated life.