In this 60th episode, marking 14 months of weekly conversations, Britta and Kevin explore emotional inquiry and the role of “cleaning up” in human development.

Using a simple developmental map — waking up, growing up, showing up, f***ing up, and cleaning up — the conversation focuses on how unresolved emotional material shapes perception, behavior, and relationship when it remains unconscious.

They reference Carl Jung’s insight that until the unconscious is made conscious, it will rule our lives and we will call it fate, and bring this into lived experience. Kevin shares a personal example of becoming defensive and controlling with Britta, and how emotional inquiry revealed the emotional distortion beneath the reaction.

The episode points to the wisdom revealed through emotional inquiry — not by getting rid of emotions, but by meeting them directly. Resistance is identified as the true source of suffering, while emotions themselves are shown to be workable and informative.

Two practical ways of engaging in emotional inquiry are explored:

• a relational, expressive method using sound, movement, and dialogue

• a slower, somatic approach that meets sensation and internal resistance with curiosity

This episode offers a grounded look at emotional inquiry as a practice that restores clarity and emotional fluidity.

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