🔥 WHEN THE BODY CALLS BULLSH*T | Lisa Van Slyke on Unprocessed Emotions, Kidney Stones & Repressed Anger | Episode #15

It started as a kidney stone—but turned into a reckoning with repressed anger, grief, and emotional bypassing.

From caregiving burnout to friendship grief to buried rage — this is the story of how unprocessed emotion can quite literally become pain in the body.

Your body will always tell the truth—even when your mind is trying to “stay positive.” Sometimes the breakdown comes when you’re trying to hold it all together. And sometimes the body has to scream in order for us to finally listen.

In this vulnerable solo episode of #RabbitHoleReflections, host Lisa Van Slyke shares what landed her in the ER—and how a kidney stone cracked open years of unacknowledged emotion. What followed was a confrontation with repressed grief, unconscious anger, and the pressure to keep functioning while quietly falling apart.

From relationship heartbreak to generational caregiving to silent burnout, Lisa gets real about the cost of not feeling your feelings.

Inside this episode:

🧠 The hidden cost of emotional bypassing and the pressure to always “reframe”
 💥 How repressed anger can manifest as jaw tension, fatigue—and even kidney stones
 💔 When a friendship ends but the love doesn’t
 🌀 The absurdity of being mad at someone who doesn’t exist—and what it reveals about grief
 👵🏻 Life as a caregiver to elderly parents with complex needs
 🗣️ Why talking about trauma doesn’t mean you’ve processed it
 🧬 What past guests Olivia, Linda, and Cari taught about healing through the body
 🔄 Making space for truth without needing to “fix” it

If you’ve ever felt like you should be okay by now—but your body is saying otherwise—this episode offers grace, perspective, and permission to pause and feel.

🔑 Key Insight:
 "The body knows what the heart won’t say. And if we don’t sit with it—it will find another way to scream."
— Lisa Van Slyke

✨ About the Host:
 Lisa Van Slyke is the author of Quieted Flames & Silent Sparks, the host of Rabbit Hole Reflections, and a sacred storyteller who believes healing happens when stories are shared. Through unfiltered, soul-shifting conversations, she invites you to face your pain, reclaim your voice, and rise—in your own time.

📲 Instagram: @TheLisaV + @RabbitHoleReflections
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✨ Next Week on Rabbit Hole Reflections:
Cari, an energy healer who carried childhood trauma for over 30 years—until her body finally said no more. Her story is a stunning reminder of the healing power in feeling it all.

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