When your body gets hurt, you know to clean the wound and protect it while it heals. Your emotions deserve the same kind of care.
Too often, we bury feelings like sadness, anger, or fear, hoping they’ll disappear on their own. But emotions, like physical pain, are signals, not problems. They’re asking for your attention.
When something hurts inside, pause. Name what you’re feeling without judgment. Ask yourself what you need: comfort, space, support? Treat yourself the way you’d care for a hurting friend. That’s emotional first aid: offering yourself kindness instead of criticism. Healing begins when we tend to what hurts.
Author: Mike Balof
A retired Air Force Master Sergeant, Mike used to lay in bed at night and worry about what would happen if his plant closed or found himself without a job. One day his plant closed. Rather than panic and hysteria (OK, maybe a little) Mike found himself carried away on the adventure of his life. Mike started with the best job he ever had working at Home Depot. He spent 8 years working with job seekers at a local workforce center, helping them to find employment. He then started his own company developing courses, writing books and urging others to follow their own paths into the future.
Mike holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training and a Bachelor of Business Management, earned through the University of Phoenix and an AAS degree in Electronics Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Mike is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society.
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