Episode 2: Emotions vs. Feelings: Reconnecting to Your Body’s Emotional Truth

Ever wondered what emotions really are—or why they sometimes feel so confusing?

In this episode of All the Feels, Lauren Carlisle Brown breaks down one of the most foundational pieces of emotional wellness: understanding the difference between emotions and feelings.

You’ll learn how emotions show up as instinctive, physical sensations in the body—while feelings are the meanings and stories we attach to those sensations. Lauren also explores why so many of us lose connection with our emotional truth and how cultural messages, trauma, and societal conditioning (like “don’t cry” or “be polite no matter what”) teach us to disconnect from our bodies.

This conversation is both grounding and eye-opening. It’s an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and begin noticing what your body is trying to tell you—without judgment, without rushing to fix it.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The key difference between emotions and feelings
  

• How your body communicates through sensation—and why it matters
  

• The cultural and personal factors that disconnect us from our emotions
  

• Why emotions are “energy in motion” and the true fuel for your life
  

• A simple weekly practice to help you start noticing what you feel
  

Practice for this week

When you notice a physical sensation, tightness in your chest, butterflies in your belly, a lump in your throat—pause and check in. Ask yourself:

“Is this physical… or emotional?”

You don’t have to label it. Just notice. That’s where emotional fluency begins.

Take the next step in your self-care journey

Download The Exquisite Self-Care Handbook — Lauren’s free guide to help you slow down, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with what truly nourishes you.

It’s the perfect companion to the work we explore here on All the Feels.

👉 Get your free copy of The Exquisite Self-Care Handbook HERE

Connect with Lauren

• Instagram: @the_emotionscoach
  

• Website: laurencarlislebrown.com
  

• Freebie: The Exquisite Self-Care Handbook