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List of Support Options to look for in this article: 7 helpful ideas to consider when it comes to processing emotions 4 books with spiritual approaches to emotional well-being (1 with a 30% off code!) 1 documentary, Energy Healers & Energy Healing Suggestions Supportive organizations with links Heartfelt, vulnerable personal story  Research shows that suppressing or avoiding emotions can lead to ongoing stress, weakened immunity, and even illness. Please read more about that in the books and resources given at the end of this article. Unresolved feelings can manifest in the body as tension, inflammation, or pain, contributing to long-term health issues if left unaddressed.  Consider using mindfulness practices like meditation, journaling, contemplation and stillness. Begin with an intention and desire to gather up all the lessons for positive movement going forward. Consider with asking yourself this question. What additional knowledge or lessons can I gain now from having had this experience? Admittedly, my childhood did have a couple of Thanksgiving holidays that were especially challenging for me. Here's one that came to my mind as I was working through some things personally.  It's a memory of when I was 14 years old at Thanksgiving. Dad had barricaded us four kids in the trailer. He was blocking the path and refused to let us leave. My brothers who were older teens at the time tried to stand up to him so he'd let us go. When that didn't work, they tried to talk some sense into him. My sister was 12 at the time. Her and I were just having a conversation on the phone last night. She told me she'd just discussed this far away memory with her husband yesterday! She told him about it but then realized she'd not thought of it in so long; she began questioning if it was real. The story continues... My grandma and mom were sitting out in the car waiting for us. When my grandma sensed that it was more than just a long wait and that it seemed like a dangerous enough of a situation, she went next door and called the police. The officers showed up and surrounded the trailer and the property. They had a megaphone and were announcing, my dad's name and then "COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!" This was a hostage situation and they weren't fooling around. I remember that one of the officers standing behind the giant weeping willow tree in our front yard was actually holding a gun. This was like a scene in the movies, only it wasn't. It was real life. In the end, dad did agree to finally let us go, thankfully. The officers gave me 5 minutes to pack up what I wanted to take with me but it had to fit in the trunk of my mom's car. I had been living in Idaho Falls with my grandpa and dad for a few months. After this happened, I moved back to Utah with my mom and siblings. Before this week, when I have looked back on that memory, I had only seen it and felt it with the fear and sadness. This is why it can be especially beneficial to follow your intuition. Why was this memory continuing to come up for my sister and I and at the same time? Why now?  Also, if you would like to work with a professional mental health therapist who is also skilled at energy psychology modalities based in Utah, I recommend Cheyenne Jones. My interactions with her have been very positive. She is also trained in DBT, CBT, mindfulness/meditation techniques as well as being a certified Reiki Practitioner, Certified Life Activation Practitioner and many more. Her website is https://wellnesstranquility.com/ Let's talk more about how emotions from the past may have an effect on us later on in the future. The word emotion is understood as Energy in Motion (E-motion) or energy movement, which reminds me of the documentary series about this. Here's the link for you to watch it for free. My long time friend, Dr. Bradley Nelson, author of the Emotion Code is in this video. He has spoken at dozens of my conferences and events over the past decade. You can find out more about him here. I am grateful I can now look at this exact memory and see it from a different perspective. Maybe enough time had passed. Maybe it's that I finally had more of a willingness to learn from the past. Maybe as we evolve through our lens, we just see things differently. I have done a lot of inner work and healing since that time, for which I am grateful. I forgive the fear, the past, the experience. I let go of what doesn't serve me. I even sent a text to my dad asking if he remembers. Of course he did. I asked forgiveness of him for any part I played in this instance and told him I love him. He and I have been through a lot over the years. I didn't know how much it hurt him to lose his kids. He went from having 4 kids, age 6 and under all at once. How could I understand that? I was only 2 when my parents split. And sometimes fear and other unprocessed emotions don't let you make completely rational choices. That's not to excuse poor behavior at all. It's to allow understanding and healing. And making different choices moving forward. Getting ALL the lessons. FACT: He did have the fear of losing his kids again. Unprocessed emotions can cloud your judgement. They don't let you see things clearly. This is why I am an advocate for ALL of us doing our work. There are many professionals who are training and licensed both as licensed mental health AND ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY. In fact, when my husband Casey and I went to Baltimore, MD in 2023, we met hundreds of them. If you are a licensed mental health therapist who is looking for a great professional support system to learn energy psychology or further the work, definitely check these guys out! The professionals conference we had attended was produced from a non profit organization called ACEP, which stands for Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. In fact, I joined their organization as a member, which helps support ongoing energy psychology research globally. Here's their website, in case you want to learn more about them. https://www.energypsych.org/ and of course, here are some of the fun pictures I got with some of the people I'd only heard about in books and youtube! I am so grateful I had this opportunity to meet them in real life, rub shoulders with them, learn with them, dine with them and dance with them. I also got to re-connect with the amazing Dr. David Feinstein who came and keynoted our 2017 Energy Healing Conference in Layton, UT. What a treat that was! I will never forget how he walked up to me and it had been 5 years since seeing me (and he's in his 80's) and remembered me by name! Of course, Brad Yates from https://www.tapwithbrad.com/ was also there and also remembered my name! I hadn't seen him since 2018 and we had only briefly been introduced in San Diego by a mutual friend. AND... I had the funniest experience when Kerri Vercellini marched right up to me and asked me how old I am! haha LOVE HER! 
Let's talk more about how emotions from the past may have an effect on us later on in the future. The word emotion is understood as Energy in Motion (E-motion) or energy movement, which reminds me of the documentary series about this. Here's the link for you to watch it for free. My long time friend, Dr. Bradley Nelson, author of the Emotion Code is in this video. He has spoken at dozens of my conferences and events over the past decade. You can find out more about him here. At the end of this article I will share other book suggestions and resources for you to learn more for yourself!  E-Motion 2.0 Documentary
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