Drop Emotional Baggage and Smash Through Mental Blocks with Dr. Bradley Nelson

Drop Emotional Baggage and Smash Through Mental Blocks with Dr. Bradley Nelson

From Abel James Show by Abel James

January 15, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

Dr. Bradley Nelson discusses the connection between emotional and physical health and how unresolved emotions can impact well-being.

Did you know that your heart has a brain? In fact, there are more connections running from the heart to the brain than from the brain to the heart! (Think about that for a second.) We've all heard the expression "dying of a broken heart." It may sound hard to believe, but the phenomenon is quite real. Unresolved emotions like grief, anger, or fear can quietly build pressure in the body and contribute to issues like high blood pressure, heart rhythm problems, and worse. The hidden strain of emotional pains of the past affect the physical health of the heart, taking a toll over a lifetime of real and imagined stressors. Your emotional health is a direct input into your physical health. So before you ignore your body and reflexively say " I'm fine ," now is a good time to take a deep breath, check in with yourself for a moment and ask, " how do I feel in my heart? " When we're hurt physically or emotionally, our body and nervous system naturally engage guarding mechanisms. In the wild, injured animals withdraw from socializing and normal tasks and hide until they're healed. But in humans, the fight, flight, and freeze response can go haywire.  Our fragile nervous systems face a…

People in this episode

Host: Abel James

Guest: Dr. Bradley Nelson

Topics covered

  • emotional health
  • physical health
  • nervous system
  • stress management
  • healing

Keywords

  • emotional baggage
  • heart health
  • mental blocks
  • stressors
  • healing processes

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