How to Let Go of Expectations and Transform Disappointment into Growth with Christine Hassler
The One You Feed
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Embracing emotional pain without indulging or repressing
The speaker shares their experience reading 'When Things Fall Apart' by Pema Chodron during a difficult time, emphasizing the importance of not indulging or repressing emotions and dropping the storyline of what's happening. They highlight the concept of the 'second arrow' in Buddhist terminology, which involves adding layers of self-criticism and analysis to the original pain. By analyzing emotions and attaching meanings to them, individuals tend to go into a cycle of recycling. The book was also mentioned as an important emotional release during a breakup, emphasizing that dealing with emotional pain involves not only the specific event but also everything in the past that it triggers.
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