Naming What We Feel: A Path to Emotional Wellness
- Precious Dear RN, Holistic Nurse Educator
- May 7
- 2 min read
In a world where we’re constantly on the go, it’s easy to push past what we feel just to get through the day. As a mother, holistic nurse, caregiver, business owner, and community leader, I know this all too well. These past few months have stretched me—emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Between launching new courses for this platform, navigating prom season and senior week with my daughter, meeting critical work deadlines, caring full-time for my loved ones, and managing the swirl of end-of-year transitions… I’ve had moments where I just felt off.
Not broken. Not even necessarily sad. Just unsettled.
That’s when I paused and came back to something simple, yet powerful: naming my emotions.
I turned to the Emotion Wheel—a tool I created to help others (and myself) identify and validate how we truly feel. When I sat with it, I realized I wasn’t just overwhelmed—I was also feeling disconnected, confused, tired, and even a little proud.
All at once.
And that’s okay.
Because it’s all connected.
Emotional wellness isn’t about pushing certain feelings aside—it’s about making space for all of them.
This Mental Health Awareness Month, I invite you to try this too.
Watch the video.
Pause for just one minute.
Name what you feel.
Let that be your first step toward healing.
This simple technique could be the key to unlocking clarity and calm.
Take a moment to pause, reflect, and name what you feel.
Press play—and give yourself permission to heal.
As a special gift to all who are navigating their own journeys, I’m offering free access throughout May to my course, “Healing Through Holistic Wholeness: A Mother’s Day Gift of Restoration.”
It’s filled with nurturing, meaningful practices to help you reconnect with your mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, and environmental wellness.
Use code: MOTHERSDAY2025
Enroll here: [Program List | Precious Holistic To]
Because you deserve restoration too.
And it all begins with recognizing where you are.
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