Why do uncomfortable feelings seem so urgent, personal, and hard to escape?In this episode of Your Joyful Life Podcast, we explore a simple but powerful idea: feelings are a GPS, not a problem to fix. Instead of treating emotions like alarms that something is wrong, we look at how feelings provide real-time feedback about what we’re paying attention to in our thinking.You’ll hear:

• Why trying to “fix” feelings often makes them last longer
• How feelings point to your current thinking, not external problems
• A coaching story that makes the idea unmistakably clear
• The “ball underwater” metaphor for understanding emotional resistance
• What to do in the moment when frustration, anxiety, or irritation shows up

This conversation isn’t about techniques, positive thinking, or managing emotions. It’s about understanding how experience actually works, so joy and clarity can return on their own.If you’ve ever wondered why joy and happiness can feel elusive, even when life seems fine, this episode offers a fresh perspective.Key idea: When you stop being afraid of your feelings, you stop needing the world to be different in order to feel okay.TikTok InstagramJoin our Facebook GroupSubscribe to our free Substack NewsletterInterested in diving into the Joyful Life Project experiments? Check out our online course hosted through Udemy.