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title: Leaning into feelings and silence to help you thrive
description: "Today, we're talking about conversations with yourself. You may have realised that to have those conversations, to help you thrive they need to start with you. So in this episode we’re talking about leaning into feelings and silence. 

I think it's so important for us to acknowledge that some of the conversations that we have with ourselves are going to be difficult. They're going to be painful. They're going to be emotional and it's completely okay to feel emotions. In fact, if you're not feeling emotions it’s often a sign that something is not right. So let's feel into those feelings. Let's learn to lean into them."
---

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# [Leaning into feelings and silence to help you thrive](https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast-1/leaning-into-feelings-and-silence-to-help-you-thrive)

 Written by [Ruth Kudzi, MCC](https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast-1/author/ruth-kudzi-mcc) | Jun 8, 2020 6:02:00 PM

Today, we're talking about conversations with yourself. You may have realised that to have those conversations, to help you thrive they need to start with you. So in this episode we’re talking about leaning into feelings and silence. 

I think it's so important for us to acknowledge that some of the conversations that we have with ourselves are going to be difficult. They're going to be painful. They're going to be emotional and it's completely okay to feel emotions. In fact, if you're not feeling emotions it’s often a sign that something is not right. So let's feel into those feelings. Let's learn to lean into them.

{1:30} Some conversations with ourselves may be difficult

{3:12} How sitting in silence can help

{4:32} How we try to keep ourselves safe

{6:42} Leaning into our emotions

{8:07} Question to ask yourself

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