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Have you ever cried during a movie, laughed with an entire theater, or felt deeply affected by something happening to someone else—and then wondered, “Why is this affecting me so much?”

The story isn't yours. But the feeling is.

In this episode of And That's Okay!, Lisa Rena Scott explores why we can have such real emotional responses to stories, experiences and emotions that don't belong directly to us.

From watching a fictional family experience loss, to laughing with a theater full of strangers, to feeling pride when your child succeeds or sadness when a coworker is struggling, Lisa explores the fascinating idea of narrative transportation—what happens when we become emotionally absorbed in someone else's story.

More importantly, she asks a question that can change the way we understand our feelings:

“What did that touch in me?”

Because a feeling doesn't have to be about your situation to contain information about you.

You don't have to dismiss it.

You don't have to fix it.

And you don't have to act on every feeling you have.

Sometimes you simply need to understand why something moved you.

The story may not be yours… but the feeling is.

And that's okay.

🎙️ Listen now and then ask yourself: What has moved you lately?

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