Jacquie Forde
Jacquie Forde
The Tender Space
The Tender Space
The Tender Space
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Explore the coexistence of love and resentment with Jacquie Forde in 'The Tender Space'. Embrace your emotional complexity and find beauty in your messy heart.
11 minutes
Honest
Compassionate
Supportive
Healing
Encouraging
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Mindfulness & Emotional Wellbeing
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Episode Overview
- It's okay to feel both love and resentment at the same time.
- Family dynamics often involve complex emotions.
- Workplace relationships can carry both gratitude and frustration.
- Accepting conflicting emotions is an act of self-compassion.
- Embracing emotional complexity leads to true healing.
Love doesn't vanish because resentment shows up. Resentment doesn't erase the beauty of what was good.
In this heartfelt episode of The Unashamedly Human Podcast, Jacquie Forde dives into the complex and often unspoken emotions that come with being human. Titled 'The Tender Space', Jacquie explores the coexistence of love and resentment in our lives. She shares a personal story inspired by a conversation with her daughter about holding both love and resentment towards someone or a situation. This episode is a gentle reminder that it's okay to feel conflicting emotions simultaneously.
Jacquie beautifully articulates how love and resentment can sit side by side in our hearts without diminishing the other. Through relatable anecdotes, she discusses how these emotions manifest in family dynamics, workplaces, and friendships. For instance, you might deeply love your mother but still harbour some resentment for unmet emotional needs. Or you may respect a mentor while feeling frustrated by their occasional oversight.
Jacquie's warm Scottish tones and insightful reflections make this episode a comforting listen for anyone grappling with similar feelings. She emphasises that acknowledging these emotions is not a sign of weakness but rather an act of self-compassion and emotional maturity. By accepting the complexity of our feelings, we honour our full humanity and pave the way for true healing. This episode encourages you to embrace your messy heart, hold contradictions without shame, and find beauty in your emotional complexity.
Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of your own tender spaces and discover how to navigate them with grace.