The Emotion Connection by Sharon Faye

Remember underlying assumptions are usually unconscious and assumed to be the truth. Being free to speak is one of those myths. What experiences have you had when you speak up? What happens? I know from my own experience speaking up means taking a risk.Free speech is not free; it comes with risks. You might be ignored, laughed at, put down, guilt tripped, or criticised. 
In this episode, you'll discover: 
You are free to speak
Is speaking up dangerous?
Benefits of speaking up
Is free speech free?
Unleash your curiosity, become intrigued and listen in! Follow or subscribe now to experience health through feeling.Contact us at sharon@sharonfaye.com

Masculinity is presented as a healthy energy. Healthy masculinity in this sense has become shut down and toxic.
Sharon challenges underlying assumptions about boys and men. How male has been shamed, and boys feel guilty for being born a boy.
We need to learn to separate emotion from behaviour. Emotion is the feeling in your body and behaviour is your words or actions. There is no cause and effect. Emotion does not cause behaviour.
Drawing on 30 years of experience working with male leaders, business owners and executives, Sharon shares practical insights from the Emotional Strength framework, including three simple steps to foster healthy masculinity tackling your underlying assumptions about boys and men that have developed over time.
Whether you are a parent, partner, leader, or simply interested in understanding male more deeply, this episode offers a fresh perspective on one of today’s most important conversations.
Listen and join in on the conversation!

In this episode, Sharon Faye lays out the fundamentals for parenting with Emotional Strength. With straightforward, real-life examples, you'll discover how your unconscious expectations and underlying judgments of yourself and your child, can shape your day-to-day lives, and your baby's transition into adulthood.In this episode, you’ll learn about:
What’s your role as a parent?
Parenting Styles
Parenting with Emotional Strength
How can I learn to parent with Emotional Strength?
What do children expect from their parents?
Unleash your curiosity, become intrigued and listen in! Follow or subscribe now to experience health through feeling.Contact us at sharon@sharonfaye.com

In this episode, Sharon Faye explores the hidden influence of expectations and how they quietly shape our relationships, parenting, careers, and everyday interactions. Most expectations operate beneath our awareness, yet they have the power to create conflict, resentment, and disconnection when they're left unspoken.
You'll discover how to recognise your unconscious expectations, use your emotions as valuable feedback, and communicate more openly with the people around you. Sharon shares practical examples from workplace, leadership, family life and relationships, to show how taking responsibility for your expectations can transform the quality of your relationships.
In this episode you'll discover:
Why unmet expectations create disappointment and conflict.
How to identify the unconscious expectations you have of yourself and others.
Why emotions are powerful guides to self-awareness.
The difference between expecting and communicating.
How taking responsibility for your expectations strengthens connection, trust, and emotional maturity.

In this episode, Sharon Faye explores the powerful role of underlying assumptions - the unconscious beliefs we develop through family stories, life experiences, and personal history. These hidden assumptions can shape our relationships, careers, confidence, and sense of what we believe is possible.
Drawing from her own journey and real-life examples, Sharon explains how to identify the assumptions that may be limiting you, why they often feel like are the truth, and how changing your perspective can transform the way you see yourself, your relationships, and others.
You'll learn:
What underlying assumptions are and where they come from
How assumptions influence behaviour, emotions, and decision-making
Practical ways to challenge unhelpful beliefs and develop greater self-awareness allowing you to see yourself and others from a different perspective
Like in every other episode of The Emotion Connection, Sharon leaves you with a simple but powerful homework exercise to help you uncover the assumptions shaping your everyday.
If you're ready to see yourself, your relationships, and your potential through a new lens, this episode is for you.
 

Learning How to Feel | The Emotion Connection with Sharon Faye
What does it really mean to feel?
In this episode, Sharon Faye explores the difference between feeling, thinking, analyzing, and wallowing. She explains why emotions are valuable sources of information and how learning to feel them can improve resilience, relationships, and overall wellbeing.
You'll learn:• The difference between sensations and emotions• Why "negative" emotions aren't necessarily negative• How to tell the difference between feeling and analyzing• Why wallowing keeps us stuck• Simple ways to build emotional awareness
This episode offers practical tools to help you connect with yourself, stay present, and develop greater emotional strength.

In this deeply personal episode, Serendipity: Feeling by Accident, Sharon Faye shares the remarkable story behind the development of Emotional Strength®. Reflecting on a childhood marked by adversity, Sharon explores how an accidental discovery - that feeling emotional pain made her feel stronger, not weaker - became the foundation of her life's work.
Through powerful personal insights and practical examples, Sharon explains why she believes suffering comes not from emotion itself, but from our disconnection and judgment of it. She introduces the core principles of Emotional Strength®, including vulnerability, responsibility, and learning to connect with discomfort rather than avoid it.
Whether you're a leader, parent, business owner, or simply someone seeking a healthier relationship with yourself, this episode offers a thought-provoking perspective on emotion, resilience, and personal growth. Sharon also shares a simple challenge for listeners to begin practicing emotional strength in their everyday lives.
Join the conversation and discover how feeling, rather than avoiding, may be the key to greater freedom, connection, and wellbeing. Contact Sharon directly at sharon@sharonfaye.com.

Season 2 of The Emotion Connection begins with a powerful invitation to open to different perspectives. Challenge the way you see yourself, others, and the world around you.
In this episode, Sharon Faye explores the healing power of feeling and why so many of us spend our lives avoiding emotion without even realising it. From childhood we learned about emotional suppression and numbing behaviours like scrolling, overthinking, distraction, and staying “busy,” Sharon unpacks the hidden ways we disconnect from ourselves.
You’ll discover:
• Why your “truth” may only be a perspective
• How emotional avoidance becomes normalised
• The difference between thinking and feeling
• What it means to be in your body and be present in the moment
• How living in the past is fatiguing and living in the future creates anxiety
• Why awareness is the first step toward building Emotional Strength and personal transformation
 
Sharon also shares simple practical ways to reconnect with your body, build capacity for discomfort, and become more present in your everyday life.
This episode is an invitation to move beyond automatic reactions, open to different perspectives, and begin waking up to a more fulfilling experience of life.
Homework for this week: Become aware of the words you use every day. Notice when you say things like “It’s all good,” “No worries,” or “It could be worse.” Are these expressions helping you feel, or helping you avoid?
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Welcome to The Emotion Connection - the podcast exploring emotion from a different perspective.
Hosted by Sharon Fay, founder of the Emotion Research Institute and creator of Emotional Strength®, this podcast invites you into meaningful conversations about emotion, human behaviour, leadership, healing, and personal growth.
Drawing on more than 30 years of experience working with business leaders, organisations, and individuals, Sharon shares powerful insights to help you better understand yourself, build emotional capacity, and create lasting change in your everyday life.
Through thought-provoking discussions, lived experience, and practical wisdom, The Emotion Connection challenges traditional ideas about emotion and opens the door to deeper connection, curiosity, resilience, and growth.
Follow now and discover how feeling more deeply can help you live more fully

We are here to wrap up with the 10th podcast of our first season. Well done us! To my surprise and delight, I loved the experience. I hope you did as well. Recording the podcasts was like running for me. I didn’t know I would like it, but I gave it a go anyway and I loved it. There is something magical about sharing with you (the listeners) out there. I have had plenty of feedback from you all for which I am truly grateful.
 
Listen in for more. Remember, we love hearing from you so keep sharing your insights and questions! Send any questions, experiences and feedback to the team by email: info@emotionresearch.com.au.