133. Welcoming The Wispy Ghost: A New Way to Handle Difficult Emotions

In this episode of Confident at Work, Anna shares a powerful and personal approach to dealing with difficult emotions - one that goes beyond ignoring, suppressing, or logically explaining them away.

Anna opens up about her experience with prolonged anxiety and the game-changing visualisation technique she learned during a challenging period.

Inspired by the Inside Out movies and somatic therapy, she introduces "The Wispy Ghost"—a simple yet profound exercise that transformed how she relates to emotions like worry and anxiety.

You’ll learn:

✔️ Why traditional ways of "managing" emotions often don’t work
✔️ How seeing your emotions as separate characters can change your relationship with them
✔️ A practical visualisation exercise to acknowledge and soothe difficult feelings

With thanks to Sarah Rot and Chelsea Horton at Healing Embodied.

Tune in to discover a more compassionate way to take care of yourself - especially on the days when confidence feels out of reach.

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Cover art by Jacob McFadden

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