Episode 20: “It’s OK. I Know How You Feel.” Friends and Family Support with Dana Mitchell Rosser

Sometimes the family members and good friends of persons suffering from obesity feel very alone with their thoughts and feelings. They may be afraid to share some of their innermost thoughts and feelings for fear of what others may think and because they feel conflicted themselves about what they are thinking and feeling. Dana shares how she experienced love for her husband (who suffers from the disease of obesity) and how she also felt fear, anger, sadness, shame, and protection at the same time. Listen as Dana speaks from her heart about how to deal with the thoughts and feelings you may be experiencing as a person who loves and cares for a person who has the disease of obesity. As she wisely reminds us, Sigmund Freud once said (and it’s true), “Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” Listen as Dana talks about the importance of getting in touch with your feelings and sharing them. 

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