Your Emotions Aren’t the Problem

Without overthinking it (yes, I know—that’s a tall order), I asked you to name one difficult emotion you’ve felt in the last few days. Anger. Frustration. Disgust. Resentment.

If your immediate instinct was to judge yourself for it—or to shove it down and keep functioning—this episode is for you.

As women physicians, we’ve been trained to override our internal signals. Push through. Stay professional. Don’t be “too emotional.” And yet, here we are—exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering why everything feels so heavy.

In this episode, we slow it way down and start with the basics:

• What emotions actually are (and no, they’re not weaknesses)
• Why naming an emotion matters more than “fixing” it
• How emotions show up in the body—and why that’s information, not a flaw
• The simple (but powerful) process of connecting feelings → thoughts → actions
• How to stop judging yourself for having very normal human responses to very real circumstances

We talk about why staying stuck in unexamined emotions often leads to actions we regret—and how creating even a little space lets you choose differently. Not from suppression. Not from explosion. But from clarity.

This is about digesting emotions instead of drowning in them or pretending they don’t exist. It’s about honoring what your feelings are telling you—especially in a world (and a medical system) that benefits when you don’t.

And yes, I also share a bit about a new group experience I’m opening for women physicians who are craving connection, clarity, and a place where they don’t have to hold it all alone anymore.

You are not broken.
Your emotions are not wrong.
They might actually be pointing you back to who you are.

🎧 Listen in and let’s practice being human—on purpose.