{"podcast":{"title":"The Contentment Creator","slug":"the-contentment-creator-7141664","podcast_index_feed_id":7141664,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-contentment-creator/","website_url":"https://the-contentment-creator.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/14f7eee7-e94d-4057-a1ee-db672a460f46/afuTZNHM3P213drmgzlyIB-p.png","author":"Ellen Broen","episode_count":353,"summary":"Welcome to The Contentment Creator Podcast – the ultimate podcast for conscious creators, mindful parents, and visionary entrepreneurs who are ready to embrace courage, clarity, and contentment in every facet of life. I’m your host, Ellen Broen – a certified life coach, professional singer, mom, and unapologetic fan of clever wordplay, cozy books, and adorable dogs. This podcast is your daily dose of inspiration to help you: ✨ Find clarity in your life vision and decisions. ✨ Ignite creativity and unlock your entrepreneurial potential. ✨ Cultivate contentment and balance in your personal and professional journey. ✨ Build thriving communities that feel like home. Each short, impactful episode dives into topics like: ✔️ How to be content with yourself and your life. ✔️ Creating consistency and flow in your business. ✔️ Living consciously while pursuing your passions. ✔️ Building self-care practices that sustain your life and career. Drawing insights from thought leaders like Dr. Shefali, Brené Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Rick Rubin, we’ll answer questions like: ✨ What does it mean to be creative in everyday moments? ✨ How do you live a conscious life and lead with intention? ✨ How…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:17:52.499349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contentment-creator-7141664"},"episode":{"title":"The Emotions You Run From are Running Your Life (what you resist persists)","slug":"the-emotions-you-run-from-are-running-your-life-what-you-resist-persists","published_at":"2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contentment-creator-7141664/the-emotions-you-run-from-are-running-your-life-what-you-resist-persists","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contentment-creator-7141664","url":"https://the-contentment-creator.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d2b4bbca-3b44-4de1-a185-35d32524260d.mp3","summary":"What if the emotions you keep avoiding are quietly shaping your entire life? In this episode, we explore how emotional avoidance influences our decisions, relationships, behaviors, and identity often without us even realizing it. Because what we call procrastination, perfectionism, overworking, people-pleasing, control, or “just being practical” is sometimes a nervous system trying to avoid difficult feelings like shame, rejection, fear, grief, disappointment, or inadequacy. We unpack how avoidance is not weakness, laziness, or failure. It’s protection. The nervous system is designed to move us away from pain and toward safety, especially if certain emotions once felt unsafe to experience. But when emotions remain unprocessed, they don’t disappear and they begin quietly organizing our lives beneath the surface. This conversation also explores how avoided emotions often show up sideways: anger becoming resentment, sadness becoming numbness, fear becoming control, and shame becoming hiding. Over time, emotional avoidance can slowly shrink our lives as we avoid conversations, risks, opportunities, vulnerability, and even parts of ourselves in order to stay emotionally safe. Emotional resilience is not about becoming numb or “unbothered,” but about building the capacity to safely feel emotions without spiraling, suppressing, or abandoning yourself. Ultimately, this episode is a reminder that emotions are not here to ruin your life. They are information, communication, and guidance. And sometimes the feeling you’ve been running from is not a wall standing in your way — it may actually be the doorway back to yourself. RESOURCES: Free Guide: Growth Without Burnout: https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/b51104bb4d CEO Capacity Creator: https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/ceocapaci…","meta_description":"What if the emotions you keep avoiding are quietly shaping your entire life? 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