Why Is Emotional Wellness Important?

Before we get started I want to share a little of my story into emotional wellness. The truth is, I didn’t even know that this is what it was called when I first got into this journey. All I wanted to do was feel more confident and better about myself. To be honest, I just wanted to do two things… I wanted to manifest the heck out of life… I’d seen so many people do it, so so many people change and design their lives through manifestation and I wanted to become an entrepreneur… I wanted that to help people and my reward for that would be I would make a whole load of dosh!!! Wads and wads of it. What I didn’t realise was that I was embarking on a journey into looking into the depths of who I was. 

My healing journey started through wanting these things and wanting to take this path into entrepreneurship and then realising that I was so afraid, I didn’t think I was good enough or smart enough. All of that had to be healed enough to get me to where I could start and through using many different healing modalities, lots of meditation and introspection I got myself started.  

The main thing I have had to work on to be emotionally well is fear… F-E-A-R fear!!! Oh my gosh this is the thing that can pause many a persons dreams and for a long time it stopped mine. But this is all emotional which is why emotional healing became so important for me because I hate to say it but our emotions get in the way of everything.

Once I got on the emotional healing train I started my business, ran my first workshops, started a women's circle and most importantly got through the ups and downs of life. 

I also had tools that I could share with my kids and this was all the more important when my youngest daughter got struck or stuck (Mmm which is the better word???, I don’t know but it was just awful… more on that soon. But for now… 

So what is emotional wellness?

Emotional wellness is the ability to run with life and bounce back with positivity when you trip and fall, in other words surf the ebbs and flows of life without dropping down into misery when something in your life goes wrong. 

It’s the ability to feel your emotions when something negative has happened or when something hasn’t quite gone your way but at the same time be able to pause, take a breath and then deal with the situation or use better words if your emotions run high due to a trigger in an argument or conversation. Respond instead of react. 

In other words, emotional wellness is your ability to be resilient. 

What is emotional healing? 

Emotional healing is about processing events from the past that have an emotional charge, meaning the things that cause the feelings of fear, embarrassment, loneliness or abandonment, anger, the need to over/under eat and any other thing that distracts you from getting from A-B.

These feelings have to be seen, accepted  and allowed because they are a part of you but this doesn’t mean they have to have a hold on your life forever. There are many different ways to heal from specific healing modalities to mindset work. Every person is different and will find the way that is best suited to them.

Why is emotional wellness important?

Because we all (no matter who you are or what you do) have to deal with life and quite frankly, sometimes it does a poop on you. From relationship breakdowns to financial crisis, to sad news or an unforeseen negative event these things happen to us all.

If you have good emotional health, you will be better equipped to come back from it rather than slip down into despair or depression. 

If you have good emotional health you are far more likely to see the positives in a situation and have a more stable mood and the ability to chase dreams, enjoy life and see yourself in a better light which then means better interpersonal skills. It’s like this brilliant interwoven positive chain reaction!

Not only that, stress is a major player here too. Stress means that you are living on your nerves i.e. in fight or flight. This too is emotional and potentially very harmful to your body.

Conclusion

Your mind and your body are connected. So healing your emotions or becoming emotionally well will help to prevent health issues. 

Emotional well-being will help increase your sense of self and help you to feel good about yourself and your life. You will be resilient to the ups and downs in life and you will not be passing your trash on to your kids aka the next generation!

Let's do it for the kids!!