
Why do we shut down emotionally — especially when we need connection the most?
In this episode of The heART of Being Human, Ruben & Martin explore why sadness and vulnerability feel unsafe, how childhood patterns shape emotional shutdowns, and what it really takes to feel again.
You’ll learn:
• Why sadness triggers fear and contraction
• The psychology behind emotional shutdown
• The “smoke bomb effect” of tiredness
• How emotional safety is created in relationships
• Why love opens old wounds
• Tools to feel your emotions without being overwhelmed
A gentle, honest, and deeply relatable conversation for anyone who’s ever felt “too much,” “not enough,” or afraid to feel at all.
• why we shut down emotionally
• emotional shutdown
• emotional safety
• why sadness feels unsafe
• emotional resistance
• somatic healing
• triggers and emotions
• inner child healing
• The heART of Being Human
• emotional intelligence
• relationships and emotions