logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2020
33m 36s

Emily: Letting yourself be sad

CBC
About this episode
Emily was taught as a kid to avoid some of her emotions, including sadness. Now as an adult, she is learning how to sit with her feelings without pushing them away. She hopes to resolve past traumas and develop new ways of coping with the ups and downs of life. 
Up next
Jun 2020
Louise: Surviving an eating disorder and COVID-19 (Plus, a special interview with Hillary)
Louise had to be hospitalized because of anorexia. In the hospital, she contracted COVID-19 and has had to be isolated for weeks. She and Hillary speak compassionately to the eating disorder part of Louise for how it has helped her cope with her suffering, and ask it to move asid ... Show More
34m 43s
Jun 2020
Andrew: Unlocking memories of childhood sexual abuse
As a teenager, Andrew was sexually abused by someone he trusted. Even though the perpetrator was an adult, and to an outsider it would be a clear case of child sexual abuse, the experience felt more complex to him at the time. 
29m 46s
Jun 2020
Vanessa: “The life I have isn’t working”
Vanessa’s daily life is difficult. Between coping with the demands of work and raising a daughter with special needs, Vanessa is falling into old patterns of negative thinking and self-silencing. Can she learn to break old patterns and recognize her own feelings of loneliness? 
30m 42s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2020
emotions
Emotions, we all have them, and they can be a really tricky thing to navigate. Emma gets sensitive sometimes, as we all do, and she talks through it on this episode like a therapy session. From getting over people who wrong you, to worrying about relationships, letting yourself b ... Show More
47m 42s
Oct 2022
How to deal with depression. You're never alone.
<p>It’s okay to allow yourself to feel your feelings. Lyss tells the story of entering therapy and the lows she had to let herself fully experience in order to get to the root of her issues. The only way out is through and Lyss talks about the loss and shock she felt before findi ... Show More
15m 45s
Jan 2020
EP 225: Let Go of People-pleasing So You Can Truly Enjoy Being Around Others with Emily
<p>This episode is about overcoming people-pleasing patterns and getting into alignment with who you truly are. Today's caller, Emily, recognizes she has people-pleasing patterns but finds herself withdrawing from others. She is exhausted by the effort it takes to socialize and d ... Show More
29m 10s
Jul 2015
#21: Emily Wu Truong
<p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Emily is a motivational speaker. Today, she takes a break from baring her deepest insecurities and fears in front of large crowds to bare her deepest insecurities and fe ... Show More
1h 21m
Jun 2024
Sad Girl Energy
<p>If you are currently overwhelmed by emotions, feeling sad and angry all of the time, this episode is for you! I am chatting about regulating our emotions, giving them space but also how we need to learn to know when it is time to change our narrative.</p><br><p>my socials &lt; ... Show More
18m 18s
Jun 2022
Emotion Culture
Sam breaks down the meaning of “emotion culture” and talks about how our upbringing has a huge influence on our lives and how we can regulate our own emotions as we mature. If you’d like to find words to identify your feelings or have a tool to communicate with others, peruse The ... Show More
5m 29s
Jul 2023
Healing Your Inner Child to Find Freedom From Bingeing & Restriction [Emily's Client Story]
My past client, Emily, is a formerly-nomadic, creative, fun-loving data engineer who dealt for years with patterns of restriction, bingeing, and at times, purging. When we started working together, she described herself as an "emotional binge eater" and had figured out why these ... Show More
46m 59s
May 2023
114. Sarah #30: Re-Personalizing Your Experiences
<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin: 0in 22.5pt 0in 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sarah has sense memories in the present that trigger some traumatic experiences from her upbringing in a cult. She depersonalized her tr ... Show More
40m 3s
Jan 2025
Letting Pain Teach, Not Define
Heartbreak, especially the first, can feel overwhelming and all-consuming. In this episode, Rosie revisits her own experience of young love and the lessons it taught her. She explores how emotional pain, when faced head-on, can become a powerful teacher that leads to deeper self- ... Show More
6m 40s