VPOD: Vintage Ungaro Blazer and Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve

Emotions are powerful, right?

I mean they affect both your thinking and your actions.

And scientists have proven that negative emotions, like fear, anxiety, and anger are actually releasing different chemicals in your body than the happier emotions of love, contentment and acceptance. So its no surprise that there is increasing evidence that repressing powerful negative emotions can eventually lead to a whole host of health problems.

Which means its more important than ever to wear your heart on your sleeve.

Shakespeares Othello first coined this expression in 1604 and its since become part of our lexicon to describe the importance of expressing emotions openly and freely.

And to refresh our skill at wearing our heart on our sleeve we just have to observe young children.

Ever notice how theyre already experts at this?

You dont have to guess what theyre feeling in any moment because they make it very clear when theyre angry, frustrated, delighted or sad. Stomping feet, giggles, tearsthey havent yet learned to suppress their feelings and shut down their honest reactions to people and events.

Of course, giggling uncontrollably at a board meeting or breaking into tears over lunch with your boss probably wont put you on the partner track in todays business environment. But that doesnt mean its healthy to seethe for years over a lossed promotion or mope around for a decade over a love gone wrong.

If you need a little extra help getting in touch with your repressed emotions and channeling them in a healthy way into your world, you can try yoga, journaling, boxing, a good therapistwhatever works for you. As Nike says, just do it.

And to celebrate your new-found commitment to looking inward and doing The Work (which Byron Katie calls her method), treat yourself to todays VPOD.

This vintage silk blazer by Ungaro has glimmering hearts galorenot just on its sleeve.

And its a fine find for an emotional vintage fashionista!

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