🌙Episode Summary

Alisha Sheri explains anger as a protective nervous-system response shaped by emotionally unsafe or unpredictable childhood environments, where people learn to suppress emotions or explode, not because of personality but conditioning that can be rewired through awareness. She describes generational patterns in her own family: explosive, controlling anger on her father’s side and addiction and mental illness on her mother’s side, with suppression as the shared legacy. She recounts becoming hypervigilant, silencing herself, storing anger in the body, turning to substances around age 10, escalating to intense rage, panic attacks, and ongoing irritability into adolescence and adulthood, including repeating patterns in parenting. She outlines cycle-breaking steps: name what you witnessed, locate anger in the body, practice the pause, repair after emotions arise, and regulate consistently, ending with a guided breathing practice and affirmations.

✨Key Takeaways

Awareness is the first step to breaking the cycle of anger.

Suppressed emotions store in the body and can manifest physically.

Practicing the pause and repair can interrupt long-standing patterns.

Healing involves recognizing what anger protects and addressing root causes.

Emotions are valid and necessary for healing, not to be suppressed.

🎙️Sound Bites

"Anger didn't show up randomly in my family"

"Unpredictability feels uncomfortable and unsafe"

"Cycle stops where awareness begins"

⏱️Chapters

00:00 Anger as Protection

00:51 Welcome and Theme

02:00 Temper or Pattern

02:55 Dad Side Explosive Anger

04:36 Mom Side Addiction Pain

05:47 Suppression as Legacy

07:07 My Childhood Hypervigilance

09:19 Suppressed Anger in Body

10:14 Teen Escalation and Numbing

13:28 Adult Life and Parenthood

15:25 How to Break the Cycle

17:09 Hidden Forms of Anger

18:30 Reset Resource Offer

19:12 Somatic Breathing Practice

20:17 Closing Legacy and Choice

🌿Call to Action

If this episode resonated with you, it’s time to go deeper.

✨Start with my Break the Cycles Reset—a guided nervous system reset designed to help you move from survival mode into safety and clarity. It includes a guided meditation, breathwork practices, affirmations, and journaling prompts for full integration.

🔗 Access it here:⁠https://www.alishasheri.com/freereset⁠

✨Ready to experience this work on a deeper level?

Become a Cycle Breaker

🔗 Book clarity call now: alishasheri.com/Coaching

I offer private Reiki sessions in Honolulu and distance healing sessions designed to help you regulate your nervous system, release emotional weight, and reconnect with yourself.

🔗 Book your session now: ⁠https://www.alishasheri.com/experience⁠

🌙 Episode Summary

In this episode, I sit down with breathwork facilitator Eric Rosso to explore the power of the breath as a tool for healing, regulation, and transformation. We dive into how breathwork can access the subconscious, release stored trauma, and create profound emotional breakthroughs—without the use of substances.

This conversation goes beyond breathwork. We unpack nervous system regulation, childhood conditioning, and how the patterns we learned early in life continue to shape our relationships, behaviors, and sense of safety. Eric shares real-life experiences from his sessions, including powerful moments of emotional release, inner child healing, and reconnecting with loved ones who have passed.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode, overwhelmed by your emotions, or disconnected from yourself—this episode will help you understand why, and more importantly, how to begin shifting it.

✨ Key Takeaways Breathwork can access the subconscious and create deep emotional release• Many “personality traits” are actually unprocessed trauma responses• The nervous system must be regulated before true healing can occur• Childhood experiences shape adult patterns, relationships, and self-worth• Healing requires action—awareness alone is not enough• Small, consistent steps create lasting transformation• You cannot heal in the same environment or mindset that created the pattern• Community and belonging are essential for growth and healing

🎙️ Sound Bites“Breath is the only tool you have with you at all times.”“You’re not broken—your nervous system just learned what felt safe.”“Healing isn’t just emotional… it’s physiological.”“To heal means to change.”“You can’t solve adult problems with childhood survival strategies.”

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 – Introduction & Eric’s Background

03:00 – What “Breaking the Cycles” Means

04:20 – Eric’s First Breathwork Experience

07:00 – What People Get Wrong About Breathwork

10:00 – Physical Sensations & What to Expect

12:30 – Emotional Release & Real Client Transformations

18:30 – Breathwork, Grief & Personal Healing

20:30 – Nervous System Regulation Explained

25:00 – Childhood Trauma & Survival Patterns

33:00 – Life Before Breathwork & Yoga Journey

37:30 – Healing Requires Action

41:00 – Building New Habits & Self-Trust

45:00 – The Four Pillars of a Meaningful Life

49:30 – Final Advice: Keep Moving Forward

🌿 Call to Action

If this episode resonated with you, it’s time to go deeper.

✨Start with my Break the Cycles Reset—a guided nervous system reset designed to help you move from survival mode into safety and clarity. It includes a guided meditation, breathwork practices, affirmations, and journaling prompts for full integration.

🔗 Access it here:⁠https://www.alishasheri.com/freereset⁠

✨Ready to experience this work on a deeper level?

I offer private Reiki sessions in Honolulu and distance healing sessions designed to help you regulate your nervous system, release emotional weight, and reconnect with yourself.

🔗 Book your session now: ⁠https://www.alishasheri.com/experience⁠

👤 Guest Bio + Links

Since 2021, Eric has facilitated more breathwork sessions than anyone in Hawaii, helping thousands of people unlock deeper levels of healing, clarity, and personal transformation. His breathwork sessions combine several powerful modalities and techniques that many people have never experienced in a traditional breathwork class. These carefully designed methods help participants go deeper into their breathwork journey and access profound emotional and mental breakthroughs. Eric Rosso is one of the owners of Yoga Room Hawaii, named best Yoga Studio by Honolulu Magazine three years in a row. Eric ran an advertising agency that he retired after 30 years in 2023. He is a father of two and is a graduate of Brown University where he played football.

Website: ⁠www.breathworkwitheric.com⁠

Instagram: @breathworkwitheric

🌙 Episode SummaryIn this episode, I sit down with breathwork facilitator Eric Rosso to explore the power of the breath as a tool for healing, regulation, and transformation. We dive into how breathwork can access the subconscious, release stored trauma, and create profound emotional breakthroughs—without the use of substances.

This conversation goes beyond breathwork. We unpack nervous system regulation, childhood conditioning, and how the patterns we learned early in life continue to shape our relationships, behaviors, and sense of safety. Eric shares real-life experiences from his sessions, including powerful moments of emotional release, inner child healing, and reconnecting with loved ones who have passed.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode, overwhelmed by your emotions, or disconnected from yourself—this episode will help you understand why, and more importantly, how to begin shifting it.

✨ Key Takeaways​ Breathwork can access the subconscious and create deep emotional release• Many “personality traits” are actually unprocessed trauma responses• The nervous system must be regulated before true healing can occur• Childhood experiences shape adult patterns, relationships, and self-worth• Healing requires action—awareness alone is not enough• Small, consistent steps create lasting transformation• You cannot heal in the same environment or mindset that created the pattern• Community and belonging are essential for growth and healing

🎙️ Sound Bites“Breath is the only tool you have with you at all times.”“You’re not broken—your nervous system just learned what felt safe.”“Healing isn’t just emotional… it’s physiological.”“To heal means to change.”“You can’t solve adult problems with childhood survival strategies.”

⏱️ Chapters00:00 – Introduction & Eric’s Background03:00 – What “Breaking the Cycles” Means04:20 – Eric’s First Breathwork Experience07:00 – What People Get Wrong About Breathwork10:00 – Physical Sensations & What to Expect12:30 – Emotional Release & Real Client Transformations18:30 – Breathwork, Grief & Personal Healing20:30 – Nervous System Regulation Explained25:00 – Childhood Trauma & Survival Patterns33:00 – Life Before Breathwork & Yoga Journey37:30 – Healing Requires Action41:00 – Building New Habits & Self-Trust45:00 – The Four Pillars of a Meaningful Life49:30 – Final Advice: Keep Moving Forward

🌿 Call to Action

If this episode resonated with you, it’s time to go deeper.

✨Start with my Break the Cycles Reset—a guided nervous system reset designed to help you move from survival mode into safety and clarity. It includes a guided meditation, breathwork practices, affirmations, and journaling prompts for full integration.

🔗 Access it here:https://www.alishasheri.com/freereset

✨Ready to experience this work on a deeper level?

I offer private Reiki sessions in Honolulu and distance healing sessions designed to help you regulate your nervous system, release emotional weight, and reconnect with yourself.

🔗 Book your session now: https://www.alishasheri.com/experience

👤 Guest Bio + LinksSince 2021, Eric has facilitated more breathwork sessions than anyone in Hawaii, helping thousands of people unlock deeper levels of healing, clarity, and personal transformation. His breathwork sessions combine several powerful modalities and techniques that many people have never experienced in a traditional breathwork class. These carefully designed methods help participants go deeper into their breathwork journey and access profound emotional and mental breakthroughs. Eric Rosso is one of the owners of Yoga Room Hawaii, named best Yoga Studio by Honolulu Magazine three years in a row. Eric ran an advertising agency that he retired after 30 years in 2023. He is a father of two and is a graduate of Brown University where he played football.Website: www.breathworkwitheric.com

Instagram: @breathworkwitheric