Have you seen that recent meme where it says, “who needs a mood ring, I have a face”….that is totally me!!!!!! I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve in many ways and you can always tell what I’m thinking by just looking at my face and body language! I have BIG EMOTIONS!!!! I laugh loud, I cry loud, I even chew loud (according to our girls…but rest assured, I chew with my mouth closed…it’s just loud…hahahahaha)
Sometimes I have found that dealing with big emotions can take a toll on our bodies and minds. Big emotions like fear, grief, trauma, stress…tend to show up in big ways. When you’ve sent your husband off to Afghanistan twice and constantly fought off thoughts like “what will I say to the kids if the Marines come to my door”, you tend to have a lot of repressed stress and fear.
You learn to stuff.
You learn to push down the emotions so your kids don’t see the tears.
You learn to put your head down and just get through it.
What I wish I had known during those tough years was that there are tools that could have helped me…really helped us all!!!
Essential oils can help our emotions in very big ways!!!!
When we smell oils, it goes straight to the limbic system which is primarily responsible for our emotional life and also controls functions including adrenaline flow, behavior, motivation, long-term memory. Our olfactory (smell) system is almost directly connected to the limbic system, meaning simply inhaling essential oils can have an immediate and profound effect.
Essential oil compounds can actually work to support that cellular memory!
Our sense of smell impacts our bodies in big ways…that’s why you instantly feel stress leave your body after a few deep breaths of that wonderful salt air while relaxing on the beach. Or why you get warm fuzzies when you smell banana bread baking because it triggers memories from childhood when you baked with your Grandma.
So if you are dealing with some BIG EMOTIONS, I suggest you consider how oils can help you. Here are my top 3 oils for emotional support:
#1: Northern Lights Black Spruce
It’s intoxicating scent is fresh, clean, woodsy and masculine. Like literally a forest in a bottle!!!
The special qualities of this oil give it the ability to clear emotional “blockages,” allowing you to better get in touch with your true feelings.
It can be very grounding and always helps me clear my head!
#2: Frankincense
It’s earthy and slightly spicy scent immediately brings a feeling of grounding.
This precious oil has been renowned in civilizations throughout history for it’s powerful healing properties, both physical and emotional.
At certain points in history, it was even valued more than gold and only those with great wealth possessed it.
#3: Orange
It smells just like slicing into a ripe, juicy orange! It is very uplifting and fresh smelling!
Orange has inherent mood lifting properties and also helps normalize and support gastrointestinal functions.
It also helps stimulate the right side (the creative side) of our brain. And all the people said AMEN!
These are just a few of my favorite oils for helping bring me back to center. I so wish I had had these oils in the early days of the Mommy years when we were far from home and Kevin was gone a lot. But I am so thankful that I had them when I was in the middle of parenting teenagers…Lord help us all!!! We’ve survived with the help of these little bottles!
Please know that if you are struggling, you are not alone. There are so many of us who have been right where you are. Just reach out…so many of us are here to point you in the right direction.
If you’d like to learn more about how to get started with oils, please email me corryfrazierphotography@gmail.com or head to this link
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