Matt and Katie Davis

Supported Sobriety

Matt and Katie Davis

  • Ep. 73 Bad Emotions Don't Exist

Ep. 73 Bad Emotions Don't Exist

Wednesday 5th November 2025

Matt and Katie Davis explore how embracing all emotions can aid in healing from betrayal trauma. Discover a new perspective on emotional health.
33 minutes
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Bad Emotions Don't Exist: A Fresh Take on Healing

Episode Overview

  • Challenge the notion of 'bad' emotions.
  • Embrace all emotions for faster healing.
  • Societal conditioning affects emotional perception.
  • Personal growth comes from accepting discomfort.
  • Let go of fear to transform your life.
"What if we can make peace with feeling stressed? What if we can make peace with feeling angry?"
Curious about how emotions can shape your recovery journey? In this eye-opening episode, Matt and Katie Davis challenge the conventional wisdom about emotions, arguing that there are no 'bad' emotions. They explore how our beliefs about anger, resentment, and hurt can actually hinder healing, especially for those dealing with betrayal trauma. Katie shares her personal experiences and insights, offering a fresh perspective on how embracing the full spectrum of emotions can lead to quicker and easier healing.
The episode also delves into how societal and cultural conditioning often dictates which emotions are considered 'good' or 'bad', urging listeners to rethink these notions. Katie uses light-hearted examples from parenting and marriage to illustrate how resisting emotions can create more suffering. With anecdotes from her own life, including her empowering experiences with childbirth, she encourages listeners to surrender to discomfort rather than flee from it.
This episode is a call to let go of fear and embrace all emotions as natural and essential parts of the human experience. So, what would change in your life if you truly believed all emotions were valid? Tune in to find out.
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