Give Yourself Space
- Wellness urway
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min read
In a world that often celebrates positivity and "good vibes only", it can feel uncomfortable,maybe even wrong, to sit with emotions that don't feel good. The ones we percieve to be bad. Grief, anger, fear, loneliness, shame...these are the feelings we tend to push down or cover up with busyness. But being human means feeling all of it. And giving ourselves space to feel is one of the most compassionate acts we can offer ourselves.
So much of our culture teaches us to move on quickly. To smile through it. To be grateful, even when we’re breaking inside. While gratitude and optimism are beautiful and so important in life, they should never come at the cost of emotional honesty. When we deny our pain, we deny parts of ourselves that need understanding and care.
The truth is, being “okay” all the time isn’t real. It’s not even the goal. Healing, growth, and connection all begin with authenticity, with acknowledging what’s actually here.
Allowing our emotions doesn’t mean we wallow or get lost in them. It means we create a safe internal space where our feelings are welcome. We let sadness cry. We let anger speak. We let fear tremble. And we do it with gentleness.
Emotions are energy in motion. They need to move through us to be released. When we avoid them, they don’t disappear, they linger, showing up as tension, anxiety, or numbness. But when we meet them with compassion, they begin to shift.
You don’t have to rush the process. Healing doesn’t happen on a timeline. Sometimes the kindest thing you can do is simply give yourself permission to feel what’s true right now.
Be gentle with the parts of you that are tired, hurting, or afraid. Offer yourself the same tenderness you would give to a friend. Emotional healing is not about “fixing” yourself... it's about befriending yourself, again and again.
When we allow all our emotions, joy, sorrow, anger, peace, we become whole. We stop dividing ourselves into “acceptable” and “unacceptable” parts. We learn that every feeling, even the painful ones, is a teacher, a messenger, a reminder that we are alive and deeply human.
This is exactly what we nurture in our Women's Circle. We aim to create a safe, supportive space to pause, breathe and honour all that you're feeling. Together we remember that we do not have to move through life, or our emotions alone.
If you would like to join our Women's Circle click on the link to book yourself in.