In Conversation with Bridget Mitchell. Processing the Emotions that are Blocking your Joy & Success

Once a month, we’ve decided to invite external speaker to share their experiences. In March, we’ve had the pleasure to hear from Bridget Mitchell, Emma’s coach, on how to process the emotions that are blocking our joy and success.

If you wish to find Bridget:

• On Instagram: @arcapreservation

• Through her website: here

The replay is available to all of our Joy Studio members here.

The image represents our external guest speaker Bridget Mitchell, introduces her and explains the topic of her presentation: Processing the Emotions that are Blocking your Joy & Success.

The Problem: Emotional Avoidance Blocks Action

• Bridget Mitchell's experience: Despite expert advice (mentors, courses), she couldn't execute business strategies, hitting an income ceiling.

• The Root Cause: Not procrastination, but a biological protection mechanism. Her body was protecting her because her internal architecture wasn't equipped to handle the pressure of bigger decisions, bolder moves, and more money.

• The Solution: Learning to process fear directly opened the pathway to a £100k/year income.

The Mechanism: Thoughts Create Feelings

• Core Principle: Thoughts cause feelings, and feelings determine actions.

• Example: Rejection is caused by a thought ("I'm not good enough"), not the external event (an invitation being declined).

• Emotional Avoidance:

  • Cultural: Taught to suppress feelings ("don't get angry").

  • Uncomfortable: We make feelings mean something about us (e.g., feeling failure means we are a failure).

  • Subconscious: ~95% of thinking is automatic, making it hard to catch the originating thought.

  • Physical: Suppressed emotions lodge in tissues, causing physical bracing and fatigue.

The Solution: Processing Emotions

• The Processing Method:

  1. Locate: Find the emotion's physical sensation (e.g., tightness in chest).

  2. Welcome: Invite the sensation without agenda or judgment.

  3. Observe: Note its characteristics (texture, color, temperature, motion).

  4. Allow: Let it take up space until it dissipates naturally.