Do you fight it? Ignore it? Run from it? Take it out on somebody else? Or do you stop long enough to understand what is actually happening inside of you?

In Episode 3 of The Breath of Fresh Air Podcast, we take a fresh look at emotional overload—what it is, how it builds, how it affects the way we think and respond, and what we can actually do about it.

I break emotional overload down through four roles you may find yourself playing: the person experiencing the overload, the innocent bystander, the witness, the nearest support human, or even the trigger.

Because sometimes the person having the emotional moment isn’t the only person who needs to process what is happening.

We also explore two different ways to overcome emotional overload:

The Strategic Way — examining yourself, identifying what you’re feeling, understanding what caused it, asking yourself difficult questions, and consciously deciding how you want to respond.

The Faithful Way — surrendering what you cannot resolve to God and trusting Him with what you are carrying.

And then we put the conversation into practice with a taste of my signature intentional breathing method: iBreathing.

Questions this episode answers:

• What is emotional overload and what causes it?

• What are the signs that I’m experiencing emotional overload?

• How do I deal with emotional overload?

• What should I do when someone else is emotionally overwhelmed?

• How do I process unresolved emotions instead of letting them build up?

• How can intentional breathing help with emotional overwhelm?

• How do I give my emotional burdens to God?

We talk about emotional Jenga, forgiveness, self-examination, unresolved emotions, intentional breathing, faith, surrender, and the difference between simply feeling an emotion and actually processing it.

Because every experience is an inhale.

And what happens between the inhale and the exhale can have a lot to do with who you become and what you do next.

At the end of this episode, I invite you to join me for two minutes of intentional breathing—a simple introduction to iBreathing and an opportunity to become still, turn your awareness inward, and experience what I call God’s Fresh Air.

You don’t have to keep suffocating in what you’re feeling.

Strategically examine yourself so you can recognize what you’re carrying. Then have faith in God’s air to bring you internal comfort.

I wish you love and life, and iPray you continue to be blessed by The Breath of Fresh Air.

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