Emotional health is so important, but rarely discussed. Emotions themselves do not cause issues, it's what we do with the emotions that can cause harm. Our actions can have a ripple effect and hurt those people around us. However, if we neglect our emotions and try to ignore them, that is not healthy at all. Emotions are not bad; Jesus experienced all emotions when He was on Earth.  

Our environment forms and changes our emotional development. If you are not intentional, you may be responding to situations based on what has happened to you in the past. This is called an emotional pattern. Sometimes we must change our beliefs about ourselves to change our emotional responses. 

When encountering an emotion, we have two choices: release or hold. When we release, we feel the emotion.  This is the healthiest option. When we hold, we stuff the emotion, which can create an energy block. These blockages can lead to physical and emotional pain within the body. 

Everything has a vibrational energy, and emotions are no exception! Any emotion can be stored within the body if it is not processed correctly. The emotion is stored within organs and glands with same vibrational energy. For example, the emotion of anger and the liver share the same vibrational energy. Someone who struggles with anger could have issues within their liver. 

The Amygdala gland - part of the limbic system and involved in emotions - stores and releases emotional trauma. This particular part of the brain only responds to smells for emotions. Here is where essential oils come in! There are so many benefits from simply smelling the oils! Check out some of my favorites in the video below: 

There are 4 areas to health: spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional. Make sure you are addressing all of them to live your healthiest life. For some fascinating connections between spiritual health and physical health, check out A More Excellent Way by Dr. Wright. 

The subconscious mind influences what we do, how we behave and feel.  It knows all.  Everything that has ever happened to you.  Why not get information directly from the subconscious mind?  Research muscle testing online; there are lots of methods and plenty of YouTube videos! You can learn a lot about yourself from muscle testing. 

Learn more about muscle testing, emotions and releasing them in the book, The Emotion Code by Dr. Bradley Nelson. 

While we're on the subject of emotions, let's not forget our littles. They need to learn healthy ways to regulate emotions too! My middle daughter really struggles in this area, so I created a calming closet for her. We had an extra empty closet, so I created signs to hang up, put a calming basket with some fidget toys, pillows, and her favorite thing: books. When she has big feelings, we are teaching her to go there to help regulate. Grab your copy of the posters here.

My team hosted a class on Mental Health. Check it out below: 

For some of my fave emotional products, click here.

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ. - 2 Corinthians 10:5