How Holding Secrets Creates Qi Stagnation

How Holding Secrets Creates Qi Stagnation

From Energy Works by Lauren Walker & Blaine Wilkes

May 4, 2026 · 21 min · Episode 98

About this episode

Blaine discusses the impact of holding in emotions and how it affects health and relationships.

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive. What happens when you hold everything in?In this solo episode, Blaine reflects on a personal story that reveals the hidden cost of “holding things in.” After her partner learns a close friend underwent major heart surgery without telling him, Blaine explores how suppressed emotions impact both relationships and health.Drawing from Chinese Medicine, she looks at what starts to build when experiences go unexpressed, and how that can show up in the body over time. She also touches on how holding things in affects your energy and sense of connection, often long before you notice.Through personal insight and practical wisdom, Blaine explains that opening up can restore energy flow, deepen connection, and support healing. If you’ve been carrying something silently, this episode offers a powerful reminder that healing begins when you bring it into the light. Now available wherever you get your podcasts!Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:29 Burke’s Lifelong Friendships02:25 The Colorado Hike04:19 Heart Surgery Reveal05:54 Why We Keep Secrets08:06 Liver Qi and Plum…

People in this episode

Host: Blaine

Topics covered

  • Qi stagnation
  • emotional health
  • Chinese Medicine
  • energy flow
  • connection
  • healing

Keywords

  • Qi stagnation
  • emotions
  • Chinese Medicine
  • energy
  • healing
  • connection
  • secrets

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Organizations: EMYoga

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