Ep. 125 | Processing Emotions When the People You Love Are Hurting, feat. Shana Towns

Processing emotions gets complicated when the emotion on the surface is not the real one. Anger is often fear, and frustration is often grief.

Emotion coach and wellness mentor Shana Towns is back on the show, and we talk about what it looks like to feel an emotion, understand what sits underneath it, and move through it without letting it run your life. We also get into the harder version of this: what happens when you are finally doing okay and the people you love most are not.

• The image Shana uses for a suppressed emotion, and why it explains the way one eventually comes out sideways

• The single question that tells you whether someone else's pain is yours to carry or yours to witness

• What she says to the woman who is doing the work while the people under her roof are not

If your emotions feel bigger or messier than usual right now, start here.

Meet Shana Towns: Shana is an Emotion Coach, wellness mentor, Certified Labor Doula, and childcare owner with over 25 years of experience supporting women and families through life's transitions. Through her coaching brand, ShanaCanCoach, she helps women understand and process their emotions without suppressing them or letting them take control. She blends emotional wellness, holistic health, and practical coaching to create safe, empowering spaces where women can reconnect with themselves and build real resilience.

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