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Ep. 114: Can't Identify Your Feelings? You Might Have Alexithymia—The Unspeaking Heart

Ep. 114: Can't Identify Your Feelings? You Might Have Alexithymia—The Unspeaking Heart15 mei28 min

If you’ve ever felt unsure what you want, relied on logic where feeling should guide you, or wondered why emotions seem elusive, this post is for you. Alexithymia—“the unspeaking heart”—is not a lack of feeling, but a learned and often inherited difficulty accessing it. Drawing on research, clinical insight, and everyday examples, this piece examines how emotions become blocked, the quiet costs of living without emotional clarity, and how the heart can relearn to speak through awareness, therapy, and practice.