Emotional availability is sooo abstract. I ALWAYS hear people say, "Oh, he/she is emotionally unavailable” and I found myself thinking, what TF does that actually even mean?! So, I took it to therapy, worked it out, and now I’m bringing it to you w/ drtarimack.
As someone who considers themselves emotional, I always believed that openly expressing my emotions and being able to cry (or shout...!) automatically made me emotionally available. Therapy helped me realize that maybe I wasn't as emotionally available as I thought. And mayyyyybe, that's why I found myself attracted to emotionally unavailable or inconsistent men for such a long time.
In Episode 94, we delve deep into the true meaning of emotional availability. The truth? Emotional availability is a two step process:
1. The ability to identify and understand the feelings inside of us & our nervous system (something many of us were never taught to do as kids); &
2. The skill to not suppress, but to effectively communicate our ...
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