What You're Unwilling to Feel Is Quietly Running Your Life

About this episode

This episode discusses how unacknowledged emotions influence various aspects of life and the importance of feeling them.

In this episode we’ll talk about: Why the emotions you avoid don't disappear — they drive How unfelt pain shows up as patterns in your relationships your work and your decision-making Why most people are being led by an emotion they refuse to acknowledge The difference between managing emotions and actually feeling them How avoidance creates a hidden operating system that controls more than you realize What shifts when you finally let yourself feel what you've been running from And more… CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → My Substack — mattgottesman.substack.com → Apparel — thenicheisyou.com RESOURCES… → Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE → Masterclass — CLICK HERE WORKSHOPS + MASTERCLASS: → Need MORE clarity ? - Here’s the FREE … 6 Days to Clarity Workshop - clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play → Write, Design, Build: Content Creator Studio & OS - Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income OTHER RELATED EPISODES: Faith Isn’t Knowing the Whole Path… It’s Taking the Next Honest Step Apple: https://apple.co/3MB62Iu Spotify: https://bit.ly/4rZw3RN

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Gottesman

Topics covered

• emotional awareness
• pain avoidance
• relationship patterns
• decision-making
• self-improvement

Keywords

• emotions
• pain
• relationships
• decision-making
• self-awareness
• avoidance
• personal growth

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