# Ep 113: Here We Are Anyway: Managing Big Emotions When the World Feels Heavy

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Podcast: [Trusting Dorothy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052)
Published: 2026-01-27T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.dorothymcgatlin.com/podcasts/trusting-dorothy/episodes/2149157606
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Here We Are Anyway: Managing Big Emotions When the World Feels Heavy Nervous System Care, Movement, and Gentle Ways to Stay With Yourself When the world feels heavy and emotions feel overwhelming, it can be hard to know how to take care of yourself without shutting down or forcing positivity. In this episode, Dorothy shares honest reflections on showing up during difficult times and offers practical, nervous system based tools to help you process emotions with compassion.   This conversation explores why movement can be more regulating than meditation during moments of acute stress, how to allow joy and grief to coexist, and why small, gentle actions matter more than doing things perfectly. You’ll also hear simple somatic practices, grounding techniques, and a few supportive “woo” tools to take action. This episode is not about looking away or pretending everything is okay, it’s about staying connected and doing what you can. In this episode, we cover: How to manage emotions when life feels unmanageable Why all emotions are valid, and how validation calms the nervous system Crying, anger, joy, and grief and why they can coexist Nervous system regulation through movement walking, shaking, tapping, swaying Why meditation and breathwork can feel hard during high stress Movement first, stillness later: how to lower nervous system activation Small actions that restore safety and capacity Gentle ways to take action without burnout Sound healing, visualization, and supportive “woo” practices Staying connected to yourself through hard moments Mentioned in this episode: Within: A Return to Self   — a 21-day nervous-system-based journey with short daily somatic practices  → https://www.dorothymcgatlin.com/within _______________________________________________…

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