Stop Carrying Everyone's Feelings After Divorce

About this episode

Karin Nelson discusses the importance of not carrying others' emotions after a divorce and emphasizes that one's feelings are created by their own thoughts.

You can’t heal when you’re carrying emotions that were never yours to hold. If you’ve been trying to keep your ex calm, your kids happy, your mom reassured, your coworkers comfortable, and everyone else okay, this conversation is the the wake up call you need. I walk through a simple but life changing truth: your thoughts create your feelings, and their thoughts create theirs. That means your ex doesn’t “make” you feel anything, and you don’t “make” him feel anything either. I’ll unpac...

People in this episode

Host: Karin Nelson

Topics covered

• emotional healing
• divorce
• self-awareness
• mental health
• personal growth

Keywords

• divorce
• emotions
• healing
• self-improvement
• mental health

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