What is Weird, Free and Releases Pent-up Emotions?

Let me ask… what is weird, free, and releases pent-up emotions?

The answer: BREATHWORK!

But what exactly is breathwork??

Before I explain, let me see if you can relate to some of the challenges I've experienced over the years.

Have you ever finally sat down to relax or go to sleep, or even meditate, but instead, your mind fills with a billion thoughts and a long to-do list?

Or you go to enjoy a nice dinner with your partner but you keep feeling anxious about that work issue or that conversation you had with your mom?

I know those feelings all too well, and that's where breathwork comes in.

Breathwork is an ancient practice that is making a modern-day comeback.

Kinda like yoga and meditation.

It’s an exercise that uses your breath to move out stuck energy and emotions.

Science shows that when we experience intense emotions but don’t release them, they stay in our body and can eventually lead to mental and physical diseases!

The reason I love breathwork is because it helps release feelings in ways that verbal processing can't.

It's also energizing, grounding, and helps get all the gunk out of your system (and yes, gunk is a very technical psychological term).

But breathwork is weird!

The kind of weird where you find yourself asking what the heck you’re doing and hope that nobody's watching.

It can be as simple as taking a deep breath or as complicated as holding the breath out and pumping your stomach 20 times while waving your arms in the air.

But believe me, there’s a method to the madness!

Now here’s where it gets even more powerful...

In Parts Work, we recognize that different aspects of ourselves show up in different situations. Maybe your Inner Critic is telling you you’re not doing enough, your Inner Child is overwhelmed and scared, and your Adult-Self is trying to hold it all together while scrolling for yet another productivity hack.

Breathwork helps each of these parts feel heard—not through words, but through sensation.

Unlike traditional talk therapy, which can sometimes keep us stuck in analysis mode, breathwork cuts through the noise. It gives the body a chance to process what the mind can’t articulate. This is why breathwork is often used in somatic therapy and trauma therapy approaches. The body keeps score, after all.

You don’t have to mentally dissect every feeling to heal it. Sometimes, it’s about feeling safe enough to breathe through the discomfort—letting the tears come, the laughter erupt, or the tension melt from your jaw.

This is a wholistic approach to healing—one that honors your thoughts, your emotions, your history, and your nervous system.

We’re not just trying to “fix” one part of you. We’re inviting all parts of you into the room.

Your breath creates space.

Space to feel.

Space to release.

Space to come home to yourself.

So if you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or even just curious—breathwork might be the bridge between your overthinking mind and your underheard body.

Check out this 3-minute video where you can try out breathwork yourself. You don’t need to know what to do. You don’t need to “do it right.” You just need to show up and breathe.

Let your Inner Critic take a back seat, offer your Inner Child a sense of safety, and let your Adult-Self be the loving presence that holds it all.

This is healing from the inside out.

This is breathwork.