Align, Feel, Heal: David Starbuck Smith on The Body’s Emotional Capacity
Doro and Tricia welcome David Starbuck Smith to discuss the intricate relationship between emotions and chronic pain, emphasizing the importance of understanding and processing feelings to facilitate healing. He provides a glimpse into his new book, Align, Feel, Heal, offering insight into how emotional blockages can manifest as physical pain and provides practical techniques for emotional release, including the anger letter. The discussion also explores the differences between feelings and emotions, the role of posture in emotional pain, and the significance of addressing past traumas to live a fuller life. The discussion culminates in the significance of movement and the mind-body connection, inviting listeners to become more in tune to the possible emotional causes of their aches and pains.
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qUOTES:
“All emotions are meant to be expressed in some way, shape, or form. When they’re not, they have to be stored somewhere like in the heart or muscle.” –David Starbuck Smith
To deal with stress, it helps to meditate, breathe, and be present with it in order to release it from the body. –David Starbuck Smith
“With grief it’s important to accept that you do lose a part of yourself. It doesn’t mean that you’re not whole, it means that a part of you has gone with that person. But remember that they’re still in your life.” –David Starbuck Smith
Show Notes:
Takeaways
Emotions can manifest as physical pain.
All emotions need an outlet for release.
The anger letter is a powerful healing tool.
Suppressing emotions limits life experiences. To live fully requires embracing all emotions, and to heal past trauma, one has to feel present emotions.
Fear and love are foundational emotions that influence many others.
Surgery addresses symptoms but not the underlying emotional causes.
Difficult emotions can be avoided due to fear of vulnerability.
Grief can manifest as anger, as it feels more controllable.
Connecting with lost loved ones can provide comfort and healing.
The mind and body are interconnected; emotional health affects physical health.
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