375: Ralph De La Rosa on The Energy of Emotions

<p>Ralph De La Rosa is a psychotherapist in private practice and a seasoned meditation instructor.&nbsp;His work&nbsp;has been featured in&nbsp;<em>The New York Post, CNN, Tricycle, GQ, SELF, Women’s Health,&nbsp;</em>and many other publications and podcasts. Ralph regularly leads immersive healing retreats at Omega Institute, Spirit Rock,&nbsp;and Kripalu. His newest book is&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781611808407" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Don’t Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak Outs</em></a><em>.</em></p><p>In this episode, Eric and Ralph talk about the energy of emotions and how bringing awareness and compassion to our strong emotions creates resilience within us.</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Ralph De La Rosa and I discuss The Energy of Emotions and…</strong></p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781611808407" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Don’t Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak Outs</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></li><li>How we are hard-wired for anxiety, fear, and anger</li><li>Compassion is needed for the negative energies within us</li><li>The two kinds of suffering, the one you turn toward and the other your turn towards</li><li>Turning away from suffering and turning towards suffering</li><li>Allowing our anger to come up, then mindfully speak for that anger</li><li>Bringing awareness to strong emotions</li><li>Listening and acknowledging your inner critic helps the anger&nbsp;move on</li><li>The internal family systems (IFS) model of ident