I’ve been quiet these past two weeks, busy with energy clearing for clients, family, and myself. And my confidence in this work has multiplied because I keep seeing how emotional energies show up as the root cause behind chronic illness.
One personal clearing story stands out for me:
Recently, I developed a painful, lumpy feeling in my throat. Talking started to hurt. When I turned to my body, I realised it came from a recent period of needing to suppress my voice, my true feelings and opinions. I’d been holding space for so many people around me, but I wasn’t holding space for myself.
Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches that specific emotions live in specific organs - a truth I see confirmed in every session.
When we suppress our words, it often shows up in the throat, thyroid, and thymus.
The Pain That Finally Forced Me to Listen
The pain in my throat pulled up memories from when I was around thirteen. Back then, my voice was soft and gentle, almost childlike, which some people made fun of and it made me feel deeply embarrassed.
In my attempt to protect myself, I forced my voice to sound harsher and stronger. Over time, I kept speaking from that forced place, and I believe it slowly changed my voice box, making my voice hoarse and leaving my throat vulnerable.
That lump was my body’s way of saying: you can’t keep living like this. The pain made it impossible to keep speaking in the harsh, forced voice I’d been using for years. So, I had to find another way to speak that wouldn’t hurt my throat. That’s when I realised the voice that felt gentle and painless was the same soft voice I’d used as a child - the one people used to make fun of when I was thirteen.
For the first time in decades, I felt relief and safety I hadn’t realised I was missing. It wasn’t instant though; I needed four rounds of clearing and I’ve only done two. But the physical pain is gone. Now, I just need to teach my body to feel safe speaking my true voice.
If you’re new to energy clearing: it’s about helping stuck emotions move out of your body before they become physical or mental problems. In my work at Emohealing, I tune in to find where these blockages sit and help clear them so your body can heal.
This is the perfect example of how emotional energies don’t just vanish. Intense emotions are tangled energy blockages. They don’t stay quietly in one place; they evolve and grow over time until they eventually manifest physically.
Science backs this up:
Polyvagal Theory explains how emotional stress traps our nervous system in fight-or-flight, affecting organs and immunity. And research from HeartMath shows how emotions like anger and fear disrupt heart rhythms, which ripple through the body.
But it doesn’t always start with our own emotions. Sometimes, other people’s emotional energies become entangled with ours. For example, other than my own suppressing attitude, I found similar emotional energies coming from my parents, ancestors and other people around me. All these emotional energies are tangled together with mine, in my throat.
One reason chronic illness sometimes appears even in babies is that emotional energy doesn’t simply vanish when a person passes on. What this means is, energy always looks for a place to exist, and the closest places are often the next generation: the children, or people close to us emotionally.
It’s not about blaming parents. None of us asked to carry these things. But unprocessed emotional energies can become a sort of “inheritance,” simply because energy needs a "container" to survive. It’s also why trauma bonds happen between lovers, friends, and family. It’s the same energy trying to find a place to land, especially when it could no longer hold space for itself.
If you’re dealing with chronic symptoms, I’m not saying your illness is all in your head. Not at all. But it might be helpful to ask yourself:
“Is there anything I’ve been suppressing?”
“Is there something I’m afraid to feel or speak about?”
Because the way I see it, we all face a choice. Either we feel sharper pain but heal faster, or we keep pushing our inner issues away until one day our body forces us to listen. Which would you rather choose?
Feel It Now Or Pay for It Later
If I could turn back time to the day my voice was mocked, I would choose to sit with the pain of feeling embarrassed and exposed, rather than swallowing my voice and carrying decades of throat pain.
Sitting with the pain helps because it lets the emotion move through you instead of getting stuck. When you allow yourself to feel embarrassed, sad, or angry (even if it hurts) it loses its power. Your body doesn’t have to store it as tension or sickness. It’s like letting a wave pass instead of holding it back and drowning under it.
This is why I’m currently working on putting together a guide that will help you discover emotional energies by understanding how suppressed emotions can trigger physical issues or block healing. It’s not meant to replace medical care. It’s meant to help you understand the emotional roots that could be hiding behind stubborn health issues, so you can catch them early and prevent them from settling deeper into the body.
If you’re already subscribed, keep an eye out for my upcoming guide. It’ll show you how to finally understand what your body’s symptoms are trying to tell you and how to keep emotions from turning into physical pain.
You deserve a body that feels safe to live in. And a life where your emotions don’t have to hide, waiting to speak through pain.
I’m rooting for you, always.
With love,
Shaya Ang
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Disclaimer:
The self-healing methods shared in this letter are intended to support your emotional and energetic well-being. They are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Results may vary, and it is important to consult a licensed healthcare or mental health professional if you are experiencing severe symptoms or distress.
