EMOTIONS: The Friend Within

What About When I Don't Feel?

Episode Summary

In this episode, Dona discusses: The meaning of not feeling anything Depression vs. sadness The truth about the thought that joy is good emotion and all the others are bad and negative What to do about depression Key takeaways Not feeling anything means your thoughts are engaged but not your emotions, and there is no passion, creativity, or motivation coming from your body. Depression is the lack of available emotion, while sadness, like all feelings, is the combination of emotion and thoughts. Emotions are physiological chemical responses in the body that all come from the same place and have the same foundation. We experience them differently and the emotions of mad, sad, and fear are not negative or bad. What makes them “negative” is when the thoughts label them as such and interact with our behaviors or beliefs, or actions. One way to cope with depression is to acknowledge that you don't feel any emotions, then begin adding movement slowly. "You can follow your dreams and make your goals. Become friends with your emotions, honor them, give them space to move, and our creativity, passion, and motivation will blossom.” - Dona Joy Airey Connect with Dona Joy Airey: Website: https://www.facebook.com/djairey Email: dona@transformingwithin.com Phone: 502-420-9911 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/donajairey To submit questions: Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makingsenseofemotions/ Email me with "Podcast Question" in the subject line. Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dona discusses:

• The meaning of not feeling anything
• Depression vs. sadness
• The truth about the thought that joy is good emotion and all the others are bad and negative
• What to do about depression 

Key takeaways

• Not feeling anything means your thoughts are engaged but not your emotions, and there is no passion, creativity, or motivation coming from your body. 
• Depression is the lack of available emotion, while sadness, like all feelings, is the combination of emotion and thoughts. 
• Emotions are physiological chemical responses in the body that all come from the same place and have the same foundation. We experience them differently and the emotions of mad, sad, and fear are not negative or bad. What makes them “negative” is when the thoughts label them as such and interact with our behaviors or beliefs, or actions.
• One way to cope with depression is to acknowledge that you don't feel any emotions, then begin adding movement slowly.

"You can follow your dreams and make your goals. Become friends with your emotions, honor them, give them space to move, and our creativity, passion, and motivation will blossom.” - Dona Joy Airey

Connect with Dona Joy Airey:

Website: https://www.facebook.com/djairey

Email: dona@transformingwithin.com

Phone: 502-420-9911

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/donajairey

To submit questions:

Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makingsenseofemotions/

Email me with "Podcast Question" in the subject line. 

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.