SELLEST OSAST
Why does healing sometimes feel heavier before it finally feels peaceful?
In this powerful solo episode of Authentic Beyond the Couch, Jirzia Blackmon dives into one of the most common questions people ask in therapy:
“Why does it feel worse before it feels better?”
Through personal stories, clinical insight, faith-based encouragement, and trauma-informed education, Jirzia explains why healing is often messy, emotional, uncomfortable — and completely normal.
This episode explores:
✨ trauma responses and survival mode
✨ why therapy can feel emotionally overwhelming
✨ anxiety, panic attacks, and emotional triggers
✨ cognitive dissonance and inner conflict
✨ how trauma is stored in the body
✨ faith, healing, and emotional honesty
✨ why setbacks are part of the healing process
✨ learning to stop suppressing pain
Jirzia also vulnerably shares parts of her own healing journey — including childhood trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, church hurt, emotional pain, and how therapy helped her finally understand what her body and mind had been carrying for years.
If you’ve ever felt discouraged during your healing journey… this episode is your reminder that healing is not linear.
💛 Sometimes what feels like a setback is actually your body preparing for breakthrough.
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