There are days when we wake up with sadness in our hearts.
With no clear cause, no logical reason.
It’s just there.
And even if we try to explain it —with logic, context, or external reasons—
the truth is that sometimes sadness doesn’t need an explanation. It just needs to be felt.
Covering what’s uncomfortable is also disconnection
The most common response to uncomfortable emotions is trying to ignore them.
We tell ourselves things like “it’s not that bad,” “come on, get up,” “be strong.”
And that’s how many of us learned to survive:
by being hard on ourselves, believing that toughness is the same as strength.
But that hardness, which once may have protected us,
can now become a wall that separates us… from ourselves.
Even the warrior gets tired
When the heart automatically hardens,
it stops distinguishing between what needs to be defended… and what needs to be felt.
The armor doesn’t just keep things out —
it also blocks what needs to come out.
And when we stop expressing our feelings, the emotion doesn’t go away.
It gets trapped, blocked, draining our energy and shutting down our connection.
What if you allowed yourself to soften?
Feeling sadness, fear, or vulnerability is not weakness.
It’s part of what it means to be alive.
We don’t need to judge every emotion,
or analyze it until it disappears.
Sometimes, all an emotion needs is to be heard, like a wave that comes, rises, and then fades.
Protection can’t be permanent
There are times when protection is needed.
But if we wear the armor all the time —
even when we’re alone, safe, or wanting to connect—
then that protection becomes a prison.
Sadness is often the echo of that disconnection.
It’s the sign that something inside us is asking for space to breathe.
A process to come back to yourself, without judgment
Gestalt therapy invites you to look at yourself without masks,
to let the emotion express itself without needing to fit into a narrative.
Not to weaken you,
but to help you recover your softness, your truth, and your vital energy.
If you feel like it’s time to set down the weight of your armor,
here is a space to do it —with respect, presence and care.
