𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 '𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂' 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? You're completely wrong. 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

Without realising it, we often attach meaning to our experience of difficult emotions and not in a supportive way 😰

We believe that feeling insecure or inadequate, for example, means something is wrong with us:

❗️That we’re weak.

❗️That we’re failing.

❗️That we’re somehow not enough.

We often think that ‘successful’ or ‘impressive’ people don’t experience such feelings. That they are somehow ‘different’ and 'winning at life’.

🪄These magical people are basking in their constant experience of positive emotion...or so we think!

I, too, used to be caught in a loop of self-criticism, believing my challenging emotions were proof of my inadequacy. My brain would latch on and say, “See?! I told you you’re not good enough.” 🧠

Those thoughts were automatic and unexplored. Back then, I wasn't considering my challenging emotions with compassion or curiosity, just judgement.

I know you, like me, experience emotional challenge. How do I know this? Because you’re human. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲.

From CEOs to trainees, no one is exempt. Every one of us feels both the uplifting emotions and the difficult ones.

❎️So the question isn’t: “What’s wrong with me given that I'm experiencing challenging feelings?”

💡The question is: “Given that emotional challenge is part of being human, how can I support myself in the best possible way?”

When we stop judging our emotions, we create space for emotional curiosity... 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🤩