How to Feel Your Feelings (Before They Explode)

Create Your Best Empty Nest · Aug 4, 2026 · 17m

My shoulders were up around my ears for I don't even know how long before I noticed. My neck was so stiff I could barely move. I'd been stuffing down my feelings about a challenging family issue and telling myself it was fine. And then it wasn't fine. It was an explosion.

If you've ever gone numb without knowing why, snapped over something small, or wondered why you're so emotional lately, this episode is for you. So many empty nest women learn to push feelings aside because someone always needed something from us. But a stuffed feeling doesn't disappear, it's like holding a beach ball…