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Hug the Dragons: Why Your Pain Isn’t Going Away (Yet)
From The Emotional Blueprint, Episode 12: Integrating the Shadow, Reclaiming Your Soul
What if the pain you keep trying to escape is actually your way through?
In this raw and revealing episode of The Emotional Blueprint, we explore a truth many avoid: feeling pain is not the same as truly facing it. You may be experiencing emotional pain, but unless you actually feel it—step into it, breathe with it, stop resisting it—it won’t dissolve. It lingers. It loops. It holds on.
“There’s a big difference between experiencing pain and feeling it.”
This conversation pulls back the veil on what it means to integrate your shadow—those buried wounds, hidden fears, and suppressed truths—and how doing so is the only way to reclaim your soul. There’s no shortcut. No bypass. But there is a way forward:
Stillness. Surrender. Seeking.
It’s not about running from your dragons.
It’s about hugging them.
It’s about letting more light in by walking through the dark.
The pain sucks—let’s be honest. But the deeper the pain, the deeper the love that can follow. And when we stop running, we start healing. That’s when our emotions become more than reactions. They become guides to truth.
You’ll also hear powerful insights about:
- Why “lightness” doesn’t come from avoiding the dark
- The trap of spiritual bypassing
- Using your gifts with intention and purpose
- What real emotional healing actually looks and feels like
This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a map for your emotional healing.
Your emotional blueprint.
