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Dr. Ashley Albers shares her transformative journey through Anchored: my six-month coaching program focused on somatic practices and emotional healing.

Have you ever felt torn between wanting to hold space for someone’s feelings and feeling like you just… can’t? If you ever find yourself thinking, “How do I balance their needs and mine?” this episode is for you. In this final installment of my mini-series on why we struggle to let others have their feelings,…

Do you ever feel too drained to hold space for someone else’s emotions? Have you caught yourself thinking, “I just don’t have the energy for their feelings right now?” If so, you’re not alone. The way we respond to other people’s emotions is shaped by the systems we live under, the roles we’ve been trained…

Have you ever found yourself rushing to fix someone’s sadness, anger, or frustration by managing them or trying to change their experience? Do you catch yourself saying things like “don’t cry” or “it’s not that bad” when someone shares their feelings with you? If so, you’re not alone. Many people struggle with allowing others to…

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a cycle of emotions, unsure if you’re truly feeling them or just wallowing in them? Do you worry that if you start to feel your feelings, you’ll get lost in them and never find your way out? In this episode, I dive deep into the difference between genuinely…

Do you ever feel like your emotions are just too inconvenient or unproductive to deal with? Like you need to keep it all together and be perfect, or else you’ll be rejected? If so, you’re not alone. In a world that values doing over being, it’s all too easy to push our feelings aside in…

Do you ever get frustrated or surprised when someone does the same thing they always do? What if, instead of reacting with annoyance, you could approach the situation with love and acceptance? In this special pre-Valentine’s Day episode, I’m joined by my partner Billey to explore how we can cultivate more emotional generosity in our…

Do you ever find yourself pushing away or avoiding certain emotions? Maybe you’ve been taught that some feelings are “bad” or “negative” and shouldn’t be felt. Or perhaps you’re so focused on taking care of others that you’ve lost touch with your own emotional needs. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In this episode,…

In challenging times, it’s more important than ever to create space to process difficult emotions like fear, grief, anger, and despair. But for those of us with emotional outsourcing habits, feeling our feelings doesn’t always come naturally. If you avoid emotions or feel like you’re just “bad at feelings,” I want you to know that…

Do you ever find yourself shoving down your feelings because they feel inconvenient or overwhelming? You’re cruising through your day, and suddenly something triggers a big emotion – anger, sadness, fear. Your chest tightens, your throat feels hot, and all you can think is, “I don’t have time for this right now.” So you push…