# Why Trying to Fix Your Emotions Is Keeping You Stuck (Dr. Sarah Hensley)

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Podcast: [Wellness + Wisdom Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-wisdom-podcast-1776)
Published: 2026-07-07T14:55:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellnesswisdom-josh-trent/episodes/Why-Trying-to-Fix-Your-Emotions-Is-Keeping-You-Stuck-Dr--Sarah-Hensley-e3lioie
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## Resource

Why is every emotion you have ever suppressed running your nervous system? Josh Trent welcomes Relationship Coach, Dr. Sarah Hensley, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 824, to explore why emotions are not problems to be solved but waves to be completed, how unprocessed feelings are stored in the nervous system become the invisible engine behind every failed relationship pattern, and why healing shame is not just psychological work but a deeply spiritual act. Save 10% on all of Dr. Sarah Hensley’s programs (including her Hybrid Group Coaching Program) with code WISDOM 👉 https://joshtrent.com/thelovdoc In This Episode, Dr. Sarah Hensley Uncovers: (01:05) Emotions Are Not Problems, They Are Waves (07:10) The Space Between the Head and the Heart (11:55) Emotional Epigenetics (17:10) The 90-Second Wave of Emotions (20:30) The SOLACE Framework and the Freeze State (25:15) Where Healing Starts Without Parental Models (31:15) Shame (33:00) Attachment Theory and the Defectiveness Wound (40:40) Difficult Childhood (46:25) What God Knew (52:30) Authenticity Regulates Your Nervous System (57:15) How to Know If You Are in Victim Vibration (01:00:15) Unapologetic Faith (01:06:05) Healing Only Happens in Relationship (01:12:15) B-Grade Parenting and the Four Burners Theory (01:19:00) Simple Truths Are Paradoxically Hard to Integrate (01:27:00) God Is Always with You (01:33:05) You Are an Overcomer (01:36:40) The Mess Taught More Than the Doctorate 👉 ⁠⁠⁠Get the full SHOW NOTES + resources HERE!⁠⁠ Josh's Trusted Products | Up To 40% Off Shop All Products Biohacking ⁠ WAVwatch - Now 15% off with JOSH100 Timeline Nutrition - Now 30% off with JOSH MANNA Vitality - Save 20% with code JOSH20 FjØRD Lux + Sport Cold Plunge - 10% off with code JOSH SaunaSpace - 10% off with discount co…

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