Rubini Wellness — Anger
Burns and Safely Expressing Anger
Posted by Joanna Rubini on

I am sheltering in place, suddenly going from living alone to living full time with another person in a different state living a totally different lifestyle, and my body is constantly giving me little alerts about what I'm feeling. I know in my heart of hearts that we are all meant to love one another and accept that we are all different and wonderful and unique, but sometimes a memory of my past is triggered and I feel a strong emotion that I do not necessarily want to express. Like anger. Anger is a funny feeling, because we may think...
How to Feel Tough Feelings: Meanness
Posted by Joanna Rubini on

If you start to pay attention to your 1) thoughts , your 2) reactions and your consequent 3) body responses, you’ll notice that for every emotion and event that you are resistant to, your body has a sympathetic response. We were gifted with bodies to be able to experience life on a very tangible level. The good: heart fluttering, butterflies in our bellies, tingling in our feet, etc. And the challenging: jaw clenching, hip tightening, shoulders hunching, etc. The only only only thing that’s required of us to heal is to acknowledge our feelings. Yes, it is helpful to have a...