The Gathering Room Podcast When You Can't Let It Go
Jul 31, 2025
Struggling to let go of negative emotions? Discover how embracing sadness, fear, and anxiety can lead to personal growth. Explore the transformative journey of spiritual awakening with guided meditations. Dive deep into the healing process of trauma through shared experiences and forgiveness. Plus, learn the power of optimism and how life coaching can empower you to align with your true self. It's a journey of accepting what you feel and finding strength in it!
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Let The Feeling Stay
- When you can't stop painful emotions, allow them to remain rather than forcing release.
- Martha Beck says letting feelings "stay" often begins their transmutation into relief or insight.
South Africa Processing Retreat
- Martha recounts a South Africa meditation trip where unresolved material resurfaced intensely.
- She felt others' emotions strongly and experienced waves of processing that rewired her stability.
Transmutation Through Acceptance
- Letting small negative moods stay often causes them to transmute into positive states.
- Martha reports fear, grief, and anger can become courage, joy, and constructive action.