Our emotional health and our physical health are closely connected. When we’re in good spirits, we are usually feeling good physically, too. However, when we’re experiencing physical pain, discomfort, or disease, our emotional health is not often considered as the possible source for our physical distress. If my back hurts, I probably try to figure out what I did to hurt my back. Considering emotional healing to heal physical issues can be a mind-bender for some people, but I’ve found so many times that emotional healing can be the answer to resolving physical problems.

Let me tell you of one of my many personal examples. Years ago, I went for routine blood work as part of my preventative health care. My cholesterol was high. I was alarmed. I have always been very careful with my diet and exercise plans. How could I have high cholesterol? The last thing I wanted to do was take cholesterol lowering medicines.

When I think of cholesterol, I think of how the liver processes protein. I am aware that my intake of concentrated proteins is acceptable and that my intake of balancing vegetables is good.   Still, I looked again at my diet and thought there must be something I was missing.

I also know that if the liver is not doing an optimal job, cholesterol is the result. I took remedies for liver function and then thought perhaps there was something big on the emotional level that needed to be addressed. The liver represents our male side. Our liver function is influenced by the men in our life starting with our fathers. I wondered if I could be in more balance in my relationship with my father.

When my father was alive, our relationship was distant at best. He passed away almost 40 years ago. He died suddenly; my first thought afterward was “We are never going to be able to resolve our differences.” Now, years later, I know healing is always possible.

So I did some healing and understanding of my father. I looked at what brought him to the personality I saw.  His mother died when he was about 8 years old. His father was distant and his siblings were supportive but not a replacement for loving, caring parents.

The emotional healing process really helped me see my father differently. My outlook towards my father was more understanding and less critical. The next time my cholesterol was checked, it was normal again.

If you find yourself trying to cope with a physical ailment that isn’t responding well to physical treatment, I encourage you to consider the possibility that the source of your physical problem could be in your emotional well-being instead. Here’s a video interview I did recently explaining more about emotional healing.