Heal the Pain In 3 - Part 2 - Emotional Avoidance Isn’t Strength - It’s Survival. And It’s Time to Do Better.

We all know what it’s like to dodge a feeling. We tidy the house, overschedule our calendars, binge a show, or bury ourselves in work. All to avoid that uncomfortable, uninvited ache rising up inside.

This is what emotional avoidance looks like. And it’s costing us.

In Part 2 of the Heal the Pain In 3 series, we’re calling it what it is—and breaking free from the performance of strength.

🔥 Watch the full video below. ⬇️

How Avoidance Shows Up

You may not even realize you’re doing it. Emotional avoidance wears many outfits: perfectionism, people-pleasing, control, sarcasm, even silence.

But the root? It’s the same: discomfort with vulnerability.

Avoidance feels safe. But healing? That requires risk. The risk of being honest with yourself. The risk of feeling what you’ve tucked away for too long.

Why Feeling Is Healing

This isn’t about sitting around crying 24/7 (although tears are powerful, too). It’s about creating space in your nervous system and your spirit to acknowledge what’s real.

When you feel what’s true, you stop being held hostage by it. You create space to respond instead of react.

🎥 Watch Part 2: Feel to Heal

If you’ve spent most of your life being the strong one, this is your permission slip to set that mask down.

You don’t have to earn your worth by holding it all together.

Next up—Part 3 is going to walk you through the "realest" step of all: telling the truth to yourself. If you missed Part 1 check it out here.