Podcast 6: Jill Peterson - How To Handle Tough Emotions

Welcome to Yoga Unplugged Conversations

A podcast dedicated to helping you grow, thrive and gracefully make tough life decisions, so you can lead a happier, healthier life.

Host Sarah Burchard, invites special guests on the show to deep dive into real life issues, providing tools and philosophies, in order to help you navigate them with greater ease.

Sarah is a freelance writer, natural foods chef and certified health coach who is passionate about promoting local businesses and food through her writing, farmers market tours and farm-to-table events under the name, The Healthy Locavore. When she is not talking food she's marketing events for Yoga Unplugged and supporting the yoga community on Oʻahu.

Sarah's guest today is Jill Peterson, a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Trainer of iRest® Yoga Nidra.

Jill blends psychology, iRest, energy medicine and sharing personal experiences to tackle issues with her clients and students, such as avoidance, challenges that come up during the healing process, and the consequences that arise when we choose to not address or feel our emotions.

In this episode, Sarah and Jill discuss emotion management and the debilitating beliefs that most of us have about emotions. They address how Jill's unique approach will allow you to not only handle your own emotions better, but also the emotions of others. Learn why you should treat your emotions like children, what happens when you try to skip or speed through Jill’s approach and why Jill doesn't want you to feel better.