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Getting Feely - Embracing Emotions with Nōn Wels

Oct 31, 2023

Nōn Wels, a community builder and writer, shares his journey of overcoming pain and struggles by creating empathetic communities. He emphasizes the importance of embracing emotions, vulnerability, and empathy. The podcast explores the significance of allowing children to express their emotions fully and creating safe spaces for empathy and connection. It also encourages listeners to recognize different realities and seek therapy and support groups for personal growth.

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Nōn Wels

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Quick takeaways

Creating supportive relationships and communities is crucial for healing and finding connection.

Embracing the complexity of our thoughts and emotions through curiosity and open-heartedness leads to transformation and growth.

Deep dives

Recognizing the Power of Reflection

The podcast episode explores the idea that humans are reflections of the universe and emphasizes the importance of creating space to witness and embrace the complexity of our thoughts, emotions, and experiences. It encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and open-heartedness as pathways to transformation and growth.

Introduction

5min

Reflecting on Childhood and Embracing Emotions

2min

Embracing the Messiness of Recovery

22min

Creating a Safe Space for Empathy and Connection

7min

Recognizing Realities, Joining a Community, and Seeking Empathy

2min

Have you ever been told that you’re too emotional? Or felt the need to hide your heart in order to be accepted and productive? Community builder and writer Nōn Wels can relate.

As a sensitive kid growing up in an environment that didn’t always feel safe, Nōn learned to guard his heart so that nobody could find their way in. This led to a lot of pain and struggle: substance abuse, an eating disorder, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and depression.

Along the way, Nōn realized that empathetic communities play a crucial role in finding wholeness, love, and nourishment. As a result, he started creating projects and groups designed to empower each of us to grow our capacity for empathy, vulnerability, and emotional curiosity.

Today, we talk with Nōn about the journey that prompted him to create the Feely Human Collective and why we should even care about empathy and community in the first place.

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Resources:

Nōn’s Website Feely Human Collective You, Me, Empathy (Nōn's Podcast)

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