Emily: Letting yourself be sad

Other People's Problems

CBC

Society & Culture

4.7 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Emily was taught as a kid to avoid some of her emotions, including sadness. Now as an adult, she is learning how to sit with her feelings without pushing them away. She hopes to resolve past traumas and develop new ways of coping with the ups and downs of life.

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0:38.4	It's been really funny because for these past two weeks, you know, I was just worried
0:42.2	about like my happiness sort of like having that crash.
0:45.3	Yeah.
0:45.7	But I've noticed that I'm blasé again.
0:48.1	And I'm having this disconnect like where my, my body and my mind are very much like,
0:54.0	just shut it off and go and i like i have
0:57.0	this internal conflict right now to be like no don't shut it off and go because that's what
1:03.2	you've always been doing and look where it's gotten you versus like feel the feelings go through it let yourself be sad and I'm also finding myself just
1:16.1	like crying at random times too but I'm just like just cry just cry yeah yeah I'm
1:21.1	I'm Hillary McBride and this is other people's problems. This is a real-life therapy session between me and one of my clients we're calling Emily.
1:33.3	She's fun and playful, smart and determined, and so loyal.
1:39.3	Like you would want this lady as a friend and you would never let her go.
1:42.3	She's a mom with young kids and has a really
1:45.8	chaotic childhood with trauma. Emily wasn't allowed to cry or show emotion growing up. And when
1:53.5	we do this enough, it's almost like we rewire our brain to take this off ramp. Whenever we're feeling
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