Rebecca Ryan DeLia, Author at Tiny Buddha

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Rebecca Ryan DeLia holds a BS in Alternative Medicine and an MS in Ayurvedic & Integrative Health and is an RYT500 yoga teacher. She helps women rebuild their gut and hormones, regulate their nervous system, and reconnect with their bodies—all without fear-based restriction or supplement stacking. Visit her at hormone-support.com.

What Happened to My Body When I Suppressed My Emotions

By Rebecca Ryan DeLia

“Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen.” ~Shakti Gawain

As a child, I was never taught to regulate my emotions. I learned instead to override them—pushing through stress, swallowing tears, and even hiding a cast at dinner, afraid that showing what had happened to me would create anger instead of care.

By the time I was a teenager, I turned to drugs and alcohol to manage my emotions. It was easier to feel nothing at all than to be bombarded by emotions I had no clue what to do with.

This turned into …