Why You are Emotionally Stunted - Episode 11

Episode 11: Why You Are Emotionally Stunted 

In this episode, I explore how emotional suppression—especially in high-demand systems like Mormonism and American culture—leaves many of us emotionally stunted, disconnected from ourselves, and stuck in cycles we don’t understand.

We revisit the Self-Coaching Model (CTFAR) and focus on the often-overlooked middle step: feelings. You’ll learn why feelings matter, how they drive everything we do (or don’t do), and what goes wrong when we resist, react to, avoid, or spiritualize our emotions.

This is part one of a two-part series that will help you build emotional literacy, reclaim emotional agency, and get back in the driver’s seat of your own life.

What We Cover: Why feelings—not circumstances—create your experience

How American culture and Mormonism both discourage emotional honesty

What happens when you resist, react to, or avoid your feelings

The spiritualization of emotion in high-demand religion Why reclaiming your full emotional range is essential to healing

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