Hey Protected babes,
If you read Self-September blog post then you know what the month of September theme is. It's all about SELF. This is the beginning of week 2. In the blog I mentioned a self-care wheel. The self-care wheel is made up of six sections each geared to focus on the overall well being of self and life balance. For week 2 I will be focusing solely on the emotional section. This section on the self-care wheel encourages you to focus on Affirmations, Self-Love, Self-Compassion, Crying/Releasing, Social Justice Engagement, Laughing, Saying I Love You, Watching A Funny Movie, Finding A Hobby, Flirting (With your partner if you're in a relationship), Buying Yourself A Present, Cuddling with your pet (If you have one. A stuffed animal will do if you don't have a pet or your partner lol). Telling yourself that "YOU ARE GORGEOUS", Practicing Forgiveness.
Although the emotional section has many categories that you can focus on you can choose one area to focus on for week 2. Also remember the emotional section does not have to be your area of focus. There are five other areas: Psychological, Spiritual, Personal, Professional and Physical. This is just the area where I felt called to do next. This week I am going to attempt to do all of the categories in the emotional section. I'll be doing one or more on most days, so I would be able to address everyone. I'm so excited to do the emotional section. I've been doing some shadow work and therapy that allowed me to dig deep into myself and heal some inner child wounds. As we grow we can discover different experiences that are not pleasing and that we have to heal from in our adult lives. Being able to feel our emotions and have a healthy way to release pain is imperative to healthy healing. Healing inner wounds is the area of self-care that may not feel good in the moment, but our self-care isn't just for the moment it's to learn new habits and routine to keep balance in our lives.
Learning the steps of an emotional healing process is vital to growth in emotional health, or what psychologists call emotional intelligence. It doesn’t mean we stop having emotions. In fact, emotions are a beautiful aspect of who we are. It will help us experience more calm and clarity inside as we care for our emotional well-being. It will benefit our relationships with other people. If we don’t heal painful emotions, they can fester like an open wound. They might hide away outside of our conscious awareness for a time, but they will wait for a moment of vulnerability and make themselves known. When we heal painful emotions, we experience more freedom inside. Instead of being at the whim of our emotions, we learn how to lead our emotions with care.
There is not a miracle formula, there is only healing work to do. Healing work is a process for change. We must reconnect with our emotions even when they are negative. Emotions always carry a message. Listening to them will help us to reconnect with our inner being and its guidance.
Emotional healing will help us transform our emotional trauma into strength. We can explore our feelings and deepen our self-awareness with books and articles on specific topics. We can also ask for help from a therapist, a psychologist, or/and a coach focused on your issue during your healing process. We can use modalities like art therapy, spiritual healing, counselling, hypnotherapy etc. Find and try the modalities you feel called to and that work for you. Never hesitate to ask for help because healing can be overwhelming. Do healing work with a person that creates a safe space for you. Invest in yourself, in your healing because it is the best investment you can do for your life and personal growth. Ultimately, be very patient and gentle with yourself, you are doing your best. Healing is not easy, but it will always empower you and allow you to become stronger and relaunch higher.
I pray that this week brings you healing, peace, love and happiness. Remember it's not selfish to care for Self. Create some alone time to pour into yourself.
Proverbs 17:22 - "A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones".
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Until next time stay safe, stay blessed and stay Protected & Paid.
Sheema W.
