FEEL THE FEELZ

A lived experienced personal blog to encourage communities of color to feel all of the feelings regardless of how uncomfortable they may be.

Tag: feelings

  • Ya No Quiero Sentir

    BBz

    “Ya no quiero sentir” es una frase que me dijo mi hermana cuando le imploré que llorara la tristeza que sentía después de que recibimos una noticia muy triste sobre mi padre. Cuando investigó esta afirmación en línea, encuentro publicaciones en Reddit con este titular seguido de emociones profundas y difíciles por las que está… Read more

  • I Don’t Want to Feel

    BBz

    “I don’t want to feel” is a statement that my sister said to me when I implored her to cry the sadness she felt after we received very sad news about my father. When I research this statement online, I find reddit posts with this headline followed by deep difficult emotions people are going through.… Read more

  • ¿Por qué es tan importante sentir?

    BBz

    Lo entiendo, hay mucho estigma sobre los sentimientos. Las conversaciones sobre el amor y las expresiones de amor “cursis” todavía me dan vergüenza y, sin embargo, estoy aquí exclamando que sientan sus sentimientos. Los sentimientos a menudo tienen una connotación de “debilidad” o de “irracionales”; quienes los expresan pueden verlos como “menos que” ya que… Read more

  • Why is it important to feel your feelings?

    BBz

    I get it, there is a lot of stigma on feelings. Conversations about love, and “cheesy” expressions of love still make me cringe and yet I’m out here advocating for people to feel their feelings. Feelings often have a connotation of “weakness” or being “irrational,” for those who express them they may be seen as… Read more

  • Less Intellectualizing, More Feeling

    BBz

    We are currently experiencing a rise in talk therapy engagement due to pop culture, this has been due to a pandemic, technology, and the privatization of services (also known as lack of access to care from insurance coverage but that’s a conversation for later). We can now easily find podcasts from therapists’ and client’s perspectives,… Read more