40 | Sitting in the Uncomfortable: How to Process Emotion without Avoiding
This was a tough one! Ripe from what was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, tell my kids I was divorcing their father, I share what happened next. I break down what “processing emotion” actually looks like (and what it doesn’t). Through a raw, real story—complete with a one-way plane ticket, a heavy carry-on bag full of “gifts no one asked for,” and a silent drive that changed everything—Lisa shows how we often touch emotion and then run… into the buffer zone. You’ll learn how to stop reacting, stop outsourcing your feelings to other people, and start building emotional strength through quiet, space, and self-trust—so you can lead your life (and your business) from steadiness instead of survival.
What you’ll learn
How to tell the difference between feeling an emotion and reacting from an emotion
Why the “buffer zone” (overworking, overeating, over-Netflix, over-shopping, control, blaming) keeps you stuck
The simplest tool Lisa found to actually process emotion: 30–45 minutes of silence + walking without your phone
How emotional regulation directly impacts performance (confidence, consistency, lead follow-up, resilience)
Why your feelings are yours to hold—and how that shift grows self-trust and stops unnecessary drama
Resources & links
- Explore The GRACE Process™ at lisagrace.me
- Follow Lisa’s daily journey on Instagram @thejourneytojoynetwork
Journal prompt:
What emotion have I been “touching and pulling away from”—and what buffer do I run to instead (work, control, scrolling, shopping, numbing, blaming)? What would it look like to sit with that feeling for 10 minutes today without fixing it?
Quote to remember
“Emotional strength isn’t pretending you’re fine—it’s giving yourself enough quiet space to feel what’s true, so you can move through it instead of running from it.”
