Sunday Notes No. 10
The Things We Feel Sideways
There are emotions we allow ourselves to feel easily.
And others we avoid almost instinctively.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately—how many women are emotionally overwhelmed while simultaneously insisting they’re “fine.”
I know because I’ve done it too.
Pushing through exhaustion.
Calling burnout laziness.
Staying busy enough not to notice what’s actually happening underneath the surface.
And eventually, the emotion leaks out anyway.
Not always dramatically.
Sometimes it looks like:
irritability
overthinking
scrolling for hours
withdrawing from people
spending emotionally
feeling strangely numb
becoming reactive over small things
I think many people are disconnected from their emotions because they were never taught how to sit with them safely.
Only how to suppress them politely.
But emotional maturity is not becoming emotionless.
It’s learning how to stay connected to yourself while feeling something uncomfortable.
Without spiraling.
Without abandoning yourself.
Without pretending it isn’t there.
That kind of honesty changes things.
The Sunday Idea
You cannot regulate emotions you refuse to acknowledge.
The Ritual
The next time you feel emotionally activated this week, pause before reacting.
Not to suppress the feeling.
Just to name it honestly.
Not:
“I’m stressed.”
More specifically:
disappointed
embarrassed
lonely
rejected
overstimulated
resentful
afraid
Most people skip this step entirely.
But naming an emotion often softens the nervous system immediately because the body no longer has to keep sounding the alarm.
Awareness creates space.
And space changes behavior.
This Week’s Recommendation
One quiet moment each day without input.
No podcast.
No scrolling.
No television in the background.
Just enough silence to hear your own thoughts again.
The Sunday Practice
Inside The Sunday Practice this week, we go deeper into emotional awareness—understanding emotional patterns, nervous system responses, self-abandonment, overstimulation, and the habits that quietly disconnect us from ourselves.
Not to judge them.
To understand them honestly.
Until next Sunday,
Beau
P.S. There’s a good chance someone in your life is carrying more emotionally than they admit. Forward this note to them quietly.
