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The speaker shares their belief that emotions only last for 90 seconds and suppressing them prolongs healing. They emphasize the importance of fully experiencing emotions and the short duration when fully embraced.
The podcast guest, Ali Michelle, discusses her process of channeling emotional experiences into poetry. She explains how she leans into emotionally charged moments to write poems and how this process helps her understand and learn from her pain.
The conversation delves into the significance of allowing and expressing sacred rage. The guest highlights how anger is often suppressed and undervalued, but embracing it can be transformative and lead to personal growth. They emphasize the importance of finding healthy outlets for anger and embracing the full spectrum of human emotions.
The podcast explores the importance of embracing vulnerability and the power it can have in our lives. The speakers discuss how showing vulnerability is different than being vulnerable, and emphasize the need to be honest and authentic with ourselves. They discuss the vulnerability hangover that can happen after sharing something deeply personal, and offer tips on how to navigate it, including staying out of our heads and engaging in physical activities. The podcast also touches on the healing potential of compassion and the importance of holding space for ourselves and others.
The podcast delves into the complexities of love and heartbreak. The speakers share a heartfelt poem about the lingering love between two individuals who have gone their separate ways. They highlight the power of true connections that never truly end, and the importance of forgiveness and healing. The podcast explores the delicate balance between holding boundaries and still seeing the humanity in others, and how compassion can play a vital role in navigating challenging times. The speakers also discuss the importance of embracing vulnerability and facing rejection as part of the creative process.
Poet & Best-Selling Author, Allie Michelle, reveals how to heal your heart after a breakup. She shares her advice for creative alchemy - feeling an emotion fully and then turning it into something beautiful. She explains how she overcame a painful breakup and became her own safe space to feel - eventually turning these experiences into her newest poetry book: The Words Left Unspoken. Allie reads 3 of her poems on the podcast today, and Blu and her expand upon each one's meaning.
Blu & Allie also discuss how to navigate the emotional waters of another in relationship, healing in sisterhood, and vulnerability hangovers. Breaking any pedestals down, and sharing their raw, authentic truth.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:50 Creative Alchemy
11:49 Creating Space to Feel
17:11 Becoming Your own best friend
23:23 Poem: Forever is a False Promise
29:29 Spiritual Bypassing
34:07 Reacting with Grace
38:17 Navigating Another’s Emotions
45:02 Poem: The Long Walk Home
49:37 Healing Heartbreak in Sisterhood
53:48 The Words Left Unspoken
56:21 Vulnerability hangovers
1:03:44 Poem: Six Months Later
1:06:40 Conclusion
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Allie Michelle:
https://www.instagram.com/alliemichellel/
Order Allie's New Book "The Words Left Unspoken": https://www.amazon.com/Words-Left-Unspoken-Allie-Michelle/dp/1524878634/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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BLU:
https://www.instagram.com/bluofearth/
https://www.bluofearth.com/
https://www.florescence.earth
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