You’ve held it together for a long time.
You show up, check boxes, push through—but somewhere under the surface, something aches.
Not loudly. Just… constantly.
That’s emotional weight.
The kind that builds slowly and wears you down silently.
Emotional wellness isn’t about being happy all the time.
It’s about having a safe space inside yourself to feel everything without falling apart.
For years, I mistook “functioning” for being fine.
If I could perform, I must be okay—right?
But emotional suppression isn’t strength. It’s a pause button with interest.
Eventually, it all comes due.
So I started practicing emotional wellness—not with grand gestures, but with quiet choices:
- Naming what I feel instead of stuffing it down
- Letting myself feel sad without rushing to fix it
- Taking 60 seconds to breathe before reacting
- Letting go of the myth that productivity equals peace
It’s not about control.
It’s about capacity.
The ability to hold discomfort, to sit with uncertainty, to honor joy without bracing for it to end.
And the more I practiced…
The less I spiraled.
The more I softened.
The more human I became.
Emotional wellness isn’t a destination—it’s a relationship.
One where you stop ghosting yourself.
If you’re tired of holding it all in, let this be your permission to feel.
Fully. Freely. Gently.
That’s the Cushy way.
