Feel Good ≠ Feel Happy: The F.E.E.L. Process

What if “feeling good” didn’t mean chasing happiness — but simply feeling at all?

In this episode, we’re redefining what it means to feel good by making space for the full emotional spectrum — including grief, seasonal depression, numbness, anger, and those quiet in-between states we don’t always know how to name. Mary unpacks how toxic positivity, people pleasing, and emotional performance disconnect us from our truth — and how to gently return to presence, even when things don’t feel sparkly.

You’ll hear:

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  Why presence matters more than pleasure

  
  


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  How grief and joy can coexist

  
  


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  The Sandwich Metaphor (aka why faking joy backfires)

  
  


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  How to stop sorting your feelings into “good” and “bad”

  
  


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  The F.E.E.L. Process — a simple framework to help you navigate your emotions with honesty and care

  
  

Positive Pulse (free resources) - https://Uncustomary.org/Positive-Pulse

Merriment Vault (self-love library) - https://Uncustomary.org/Merriment-Makers