Heal Your Emotions, Heal Your Body

There are so many kinds of losses to grieve–not just the obvious in loss of a person. Sometimes, we grieve our perceived lost health.

I received a beautiful message from a woman suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome that inspired this blog post. I’m not a doctor, but dealing with disease points me in the direction of Louise Hay and her work in the Emotional body. Her work shows that emotions literally shows up in physical symptoms. I love her book You Can Heal Your Life. I’ve always had a copy lying around the house as a “go to.”

When I have symptoms of fatigue or illness (which is almost never these days), I look to my emotions and my thoughts to change my fatigue and heal me. If I’m not sleeping properly and I’m up at night, or I’m so busy-minded that I feel stressed, then I know something needs to shift, and I look to my body for this information.

If you’re not feeling healthy and whole, for whatever reason, after you’ve seen a doctor and received a diagnosis, you may want to look deep into your thoughts and emotions and ask how you’ve been holding onto them without letting go… and for how long.

How can this time period of your illness serve you, and why has it shown up? What is it trying to show you and tell you about what needs to change in your life?

My guess is, it’s here to help you heal on some very deep level. Go ahead and cry, scream, and shout. You may also find yourself laughing. As tired as you may feel, consider music and consider dancing and movement as release. If you can, find cause to celebrate in small ways, connecting to joy opens the heart, and as that happens, the body responds in kind.

Be compassionate and gentle with yourself and don’t push too hard. If you can find your passion and your joy amidst this very challenging time, your strength will rise with your optimism. There is always a gift in adversity, even though it may take some time to discover. Believe in your ability to heal, and do all you can to give your body plenty of rest and good food and positive vibes.

Surrender to divine light and love, allowing yourself to be held in support of friends and family. Whatever you do, don’t isolate yourself in your illness or fatigue; doing so causes more disease in the flow of energy in and out. You need to have positive energy—and that can come from your friends and family.

A life of vibrancy involves mind and body, emotional and physical. The two elements of our being are innately tied, and the beauty of their connection allows you to foster health and growth in both. Doing so, awakens you to the truest and most energetic you.