Emotional Baggage Is Making You Ugly (and Blocking Your Blessings)Here’s How to Fix It

Let’s be real, emotional baggage ages you faster than bad lighting. You can drink all the chlorophyll and do all the skincare, but if you’re still holding onto resentment, guilt, or people who drain your peace, it’s gonna show. In your energy, your posture, your face- all of it!!

We’ve all got stuff we haven’t processed, the argument we replay in the shower, the “I should be further by now” guilt trip, or the constant overthinking that keeps us tired for no reason. But that weight isn’t meant to be carried forever.

It’s time to clean out your emotional closet, no sage or full moon required. Here’s how to actually release it and get your glow (and your blessings) back.

1. Rewrite the Story: Create Mantras That Reverse the Negative Thought

You can’t heal from what you constantly repeat.

When you notice a negative loop, “I’m behind,” “I should be further,” “I always mess this up” pause and consciously flip it.

Mantras aren’t about toxic positivity; they’re about reprogramming your subconscious to choose empowerment over shame. Try:

• “I’m exactly where I need to be.”

• “Progress, not perfection.”

• “My past shaped me, but it doesn’t define me.”

Say them out loud, especially when you don’t believe them yet. That’s when they start working.

2. Journal: Get the Shit Out of Your Head

Journaling isn’t about having profound thoughts. It’s about emptying the drawer. When you write things down, you take emotional chaos and turn it into clarity.

Use prompts like:

• “What am I holding onto that isn’t mine?”

• “What do I wish someone would just understand about me?”

• “What part of my story still hurts to tell?”

Write without editing. Cry if you need to. Rip the page up or burn it if that feels symbolic. The goal is it’s to feel lighter.

3. Talk It Out: With a Friend, Coach, or Therapist

There’s power in saying things out loud; it breaks the loop & spell. When you talk through your emotions, you give them air. They lose their edge. MAKE SURE YOU choose people who can hold space without judgment, the ones who don’t try to fix you, but just see you. Sometimes healing starts in the safety of being witnessed. And if that feels too vulnerable, start by recording a voice memo to yourself.

Your body just needs to know your emotions aren’t being buried alive.

4. Move It Out: Exercise as Emotional Detox

Your body stores what your mind avoids. That’s why movement, whether it’s a walk, yoga flow, or lifting weights, is therapy. When you move, you create circulation, and emotions are energy that needs to flow. Think of sweat as emotional release, breath as cleansing, and every rep as reclaiming your power. It’s about moving it through.

5. (Bonus) Sound & Frequency Therapy: Let Vibration Do the Work

This one’s less talked about, but sound is one of the fastest ways to shift emotional energy.

Everything carries a vibration. Sound and frequency can help realign your nervous system.

Try:

• Sound baths or binaural beats (great for grounding after journaling or a hard day).

• Humming or chanting! Yes, literally. The vibration stimulates your vagus nerve, calming your body and helping you process emotion safely.

• Singing or breathwork; both use your voice and lungs to move stagnant emotion out.

When words don’t reach it, sound often can.

Releasing emotional baggage isn’t a one-time; it’s a practice. You’ll know it’s working when you stop needing to rehash the same story, when your body feels lighter, and when peace feels like your default instead of your goal. Let healing be loud, messy, quiet, physical, whatever it needs to be. Just don’t let it stay stuck. You deserve to move freely again.

Try This Mini Ritual Tonight:

1. Put your phone away for 10 minutes.

2. Play gentle instrumental music or a sound bath.

3. Journal one page about what’s been heavy.

4. Take three deep breaths and say out loud:

   
   

   “I release what no longer serves me with love, not resistance.”

Repeat as often as needed. Healing is repetition, not perfection. Love you! Bye!

Written by Jade Morning, wellness coach, mom, and holistic trainer teaching women how to align body, mind, and rhythm.