Are you striving to finally get well and stay well? Have you explored countless health programs, only to find that the results are fleeting or altogether absent?

Today, I’m excited to share a critical insight from my own healing journey—an insight that might just be the missing piece in yours as well. While eating your veggies and maintaining your protein intake are important, I've learned that the most profound transformations often require us to venture into territories we usually avoid: the realms within ourselves.

My Personal Health Story 🌿

I have navigated through a myriad of health challenges, including mast cell activation, a trajectory toward Crohn's disease, severe to moderate asthma, allergies, sinusitis, and Achalasia 3. Like many of you, I found myself taking numerous supplements and meticulously planning my diet. But my upbringing in a home shadowed by alcoholism and abandonment taught me to suppress my feelings—to keep smiling and ensure everyone else was happy, despite my own turmoil.

This suppression continued into adulthood, morphing into a life where I prioritized everyone else's needs above my own. The only emotion I allowed myself to feel was anger. I had abandoned the little girl inside of me; I had abandoned myself. The fear of confronting my inner self was paralyzing, but I knew something had to change.

The Revelation That Changed Everything 🔍

I stumbled upon a profound insight, one often overlooked: "A person's mind-body can actually turn feelings off so the pain won’t be felt. And their reality or method of coping becomes one of non-participation: ‘It happens to others but not to me.’ What is really happening, however, is that those painful negative feelings and thoughts are getting stuffed deeper and deeper inside because there is no release, no outlet, no resolution for them." This understanding was a turning point.

My health became my wake-up call. I realized that alongside environmental toxins, emotional toxins were building up within me. Embracing this understanding, I started to confront and cleanse these emotional burdens with the support of a coach and a loving community.

Exploring the 9 Toxic Emotions That Sabotage Our Health ⚡

Dr. Cabral’s book, "Detox Your Life," identifies nine toxic emotions that can undermine our health. Let’s examine these emotions and understand their signals:

1. Bitterness: Points to where you need healing and where you’re still holding judgments against others and yourself.

2. Resentment: Shows where you’re living in the past and not allowing the present to be as it is.

3. Discomfort: Alerts you to pay attention right now to what is happening, as it offers the opportunity to change and do something different.

4. Anger: Indicates what you’re passionate about, where your boundaries are, and what you believe needs to change about the world.

5. Disappointment: Reveals that you tried for something, showing your refusal to succumb to apathy, and that you still care.

6. Guilt: Demonstrates that you are living according to others' expectations of what you should do or be.

7. Shame: Reflects that you are internalizing other people’s beliefs about who you should be or who you believe you are and highlights the need to reconnect with your true self.

8. Anxiety: Alerts you that you need to be present now and that you are stuck in the past and living in fear of the future.

9. Sadness: Shows the depth of your feelings, the depth of your care for others and this world.

Closing Thoughts: A Journey of Transformation 🌈

This call is for you—to give you hope and a pathway to healing. By recognizing and addressing these emotions, you can begin to free yourself from the chains of the past and move towards a vibrant, health-filled future.

I encourage everyone to journal these emotions, reflect on their presence in your life, and listen to related discussions to deepen your understanding. The first step to achieving true health begins with the mind.