Detox Isn’t Just for Your Body: Healing the Emotional Patterns That Hold Us Back
- Chef & Chaitra
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 9
By 👩🏽🍳Chef Lara™️ & Chaitra | 360 Wellness Collective, Inc.
At some point in life, many of us wake up to the reality that something isn’t working—and it’s not just physical.
It could be a relationship, a work dynamic, a family pattern, or the way we talk to ourselves in the mirror. That realization, no matter how painful, is powerful. Because it marks the first step in healing.
We’ve seen this firsthand—and we’ve lived it. Over and over again.
🛠 The Healing Framework That Works
Here’s the process we’ve found helps most people begin:
Realize (Admit) there’s a problem
Educate yourself on possible solutions
Develop an action plan
Live the plan—even when it’s hard
This framework can be applied to almost any area of your life where you want to break a cycle, release pain, or build a better version of yourself.
For example, I come from a long line of what I call toxic bullsh!t. Not because someone in my family decided to be the villain—but because healing never happened. Pain was passed down instead of processed. So the “broken bone” never healed right—and became the root of generational issues.
I started my own healing journey by asking questions. I looked back—at the lives of my great grandmothers, the women who were still alive when I began this work. I didn’t go looking for someone to blame. I went looking for the bleeding point. And I applied balm there.
💔 “Hurt People Hurt People”
That old phrase is more than a meme—it’s a map.
When people act out in anger, when they lash out or shut down or self-sabotage, it’s rarely about the surface issue. It’s usually about what came before. Time turns into money. Money turns into lack. Lack turns into fear. Fear turns into hurt. And hurt turns into behavior that repeats until someone breaks the cycle.
That someone can be you.
🔁 Detox Isn’t Just Physical—It’s Emotional
We’re all familiar with physical detoxing. But how often do we detox our emotional input?
When something toxic enters your system—through food, environment, relationships, media, or even inherited family dynamics—it stays there unless you actively process it.
So here’s the real wellness tip:
A. Figure out where the toxins are coming from
B. Stop the input that’s creating the overload
C. Build a new wellness plan—body, mind, and spirit
☕ Wellness Tip of the Day:
Drinking one cup of coffee a day can actually help reduce symptoms of depression. We’re not saying coffee is a cure—but it’s a reminder that little habits can support your nervous system and improve your baseline mood. Your inputs matter.
🌊 A Story from the Field
Recently, I reconnected with a friend who was glowing—clear skin, bright energy, deeply grounded. She had embraced the whole-body, whole-mind, whole-spirit approach. She was cycling, walking, eating clean, doing IV therapy, listening to affirmations. She was on her game.
Months later, I saw her again—after a family funeral had pulled her back into deeply toxic patterns. She wasn’t grieving the loss. She was grieving the re-entry into a system that drained her.
She needed space. She needed a reset. And she needed her love cup refilled.
We talked. She got back on track. Not with pedicures and facials—but with sleep, nourishment, exercise, music, and affirmations. The good stuff. The real stuff.
Because wellness isn’t one ritual. It’s a rhythm.
💡 Input Affects Output
At 360 Wellness Collective, we teach people this simple truth:
What you put in—mentally, physically, emotionally—determines what you’re able to give back to your work, your family, your friendships, and your future.
That’s why detoxing your inputs—your thoughts, your food, your environments—is foundational. And once you release what no longer serves you, the real work begins.
🌱 Need Help Identifying Toxic Inputs?
You don’t have to do it alone.
If you’re feeling stuck in old patterns, overwhelmed by your own emotional inputs, or unsure where to begin, we’re here to help. Whether it’s a personal conversation, a team-based wellness strategy, or a custom plan for your organization—we’ll walk with you every step of the way.
You deserve to feel whole. You deserve to heal.
Live well. Die with dignity.—
👩🏽🍳Chef Lara™️ & Chaitra
360 Wellness Collective, Inc.
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