Feeling Is Your Superpower – Navigating Life’s Contrasts with Emotional Wisdom
- Brainz Magazine
- Sep 19
- 4 min read
Gina Strole is an intuitive healer and spiritual coach who helps women heal from emotional trauma, regulate their nervous systems, and reconnect with their soul’s truth. Through her signature programs, she guides clients into lasting transformation, self-trust, and deep inner freedom.
Life has a way of surprising us with contrast. One moment, everything feels in alignment, and the next, tragedy strikes, change arrives uninvited, or a challenge shakes the ground beneath us. None of us are immune to these experiences. The real question isn’t if contrast will happen, it’s how we choose to move through it.
For many, the natural instinct is to push emotions aside, numb them, or try to “stay strong” by not feeling too much. But here’s the truth, feeling is your superpower.
Life has a way of surprising us with contrast. One moment, everything feels in alignment, and the next, tragedy strikes, change arrives uninvited, or a challenge shakes the ground beneath us. None of us are immune to these experiences. The real question isn’t if contrast will happen, it’s how we choose to move through it.
Why feeling matters
Every emotion, grief, anger, fear, sadness, even joy, is energy moving through the body. When we suppress or ignore those feelings, they don’t disappear. Instead, they settle in, creating stress, anxiety, or even physical dis-ease over time.
On the other hand, when we allow ourselves to feel fully, without judgment, those emotions can move, release, and clear space for healing and growth.
Trusting yourself to feel
Emotional health isn’t about avoiding difficult feelings. It’s about trusting yourself enough to let them flow. Imagine emotions as waves, some are small and gentle, others are powerful and overwhelming. But waves always rise and fall. They never last forever.
When you learn to trust yourself in the process, you stop fearing the waves and start riding them with grace.
Tools for navigating contrast
Here are a few ways to support yourself when life brings unexpected contrast:
Pause and breathe: Ground yourself with a few deep breaths. This helps you stay present rather than spiraling into the past or future.
Name the feeling: Say to yourself, “This is grief,” or “This is anger.” Naming an emotion removes the fear of the unknown and brings awareness.
Feel without judgment: Give yourself permission to cry, scream, journal, or sit quietly with the feeling. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to feel.
Release through movement: Emotions live in the body. Walking, dancing, yoga, or even shaking your body gently can help release trapped energy.
Seek support: Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Reach out to a trusted friend, therapist, or spiritual mentor who can hold space for your process.
From contrast comes clarity
It may not feel like it in the moment, but contrast can be one of our greatest teachers. It shows us what we don’t want, so we can clarify what we do. It reminds us of our resilience, our strength, and our capacity to grow.
When tragedy or challenge arises, remember this, you are not broken. You are being asked to lean into your superpower, the ability to feel, release, and rise again.
Your emotions are not the enemy. They are the doorway to healing, empowerment, and a deeper connection with yourself.
Feeling is your superpower
When we embrace our emotions fully without judgment, we unlock the ability to heal deeply, manifest clearly, and rise into the life we truly desire.
That’s why I created the She Rises Empowerment Tribe, a safe, supportive community for women who are ready to step into their power, heal their bodies, expand their consciousness, and live with more joy, freedom, and connection.
Inside, you’ll find live healing sessions, practical tools, guided activations, and a loving group of women who are walking this journey right alongside you.
If you’ve been navigating your own contrast lately.
If you’re ready to use your feelings as fuel for healing.
And if you’re craving a supportive space where all of you is welcome.
I’d love to invite you to join us.
Because life will always bring contrast, but together, we can learn to rise above it and shine brighter than ever.
You can always find more resources to support your healing here, including my book The Fear Breakthrough, a medium’s journey to embracing spirit.
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Gina Strole, Intuitive Healer and Spiritual Coach
Gina Strole is an intuitive healer and spiritual coach who specializes in helping women heal deep emotional wounds from childhood trauma. Her work blends nervous system regulation, energy healing, and intuitive guidance to support true, lasting transformation. Gina creates a safe and sacred space where women can release old patterns, reconnect with their bodies, and remember who they truly are. She has helped countless women move from survival mode into a life of clarity, self-trust, and soul alignment. Gina is also the creator of Healing for the Healer, a transformational program for those ready to rise into their gifts and support others from a place of wholeness.
