Show Notes:
In this episode, Dr. Aimie Apigian and Dr. Joan Rosenberg explore the complex relationship between emotions, particularly disguised grief, and our overall well-being. The episode is divided into two sections: the first delves into the concept of disguised grief and its impact on health, while the second offers strategies to manage emotional responses. Dr. Rosenberg shares her unique perspective on why we should lean into unpleasant feelings and how they serve protective purposes. The episode aims to answer the question: How do our emotions, particularly disguised grief, affect our biology and overall health?
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding the protective purpose of unpleasant feelings [03:00]
- The concept of disguised grief and its impact on health [05:00]
- The role of the vagus nerve in emotional regulation [09:00]
- The importance of being emotionally present [13:00]
- The Grief Reset Protocol by Dr. Joan Rosenberg [25:00]
- The high energy cost of shutting down emotions [14:00]
- The essence of aliveness is in the range of feelings we experience [06:00]
- The 90-second rule for riding the wave of unpleasant feelings [12:00]
- The categories of disguised grief: what we got and didn’t deserve, what we deserved and didn’t get, what never was, what is not now, and what may never be [18:00]
- The societal lack of understanding how to deal with disguised grief [24:00]
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