Let's Get Emotional

About Let's Get Emotional

Hosted by Tatiana Rojas, LMFT, and Dr. Jennifer Martin-Schantz, PsyD, Let’s Get Emotional is your weekly guide to understanding what’s happening inside you. We define one emotion at a time, translate it into relatable language, and share a simple tool to help you build the words for what you feel. Each episode explores one emotion at a time, including anger, grief, anxiety, shame, joy, fear, burnout, and emotional overwhelm — helping listeners build emotional awareness, emotional regulation skills, healthier communication patterns, and deeper self-understanding. Through research-backed insights, practical tools, and compassionate discussion, Let’s Get Emotional teaches listeners how to recognize what they’re feeling, understand why it’s happening, and respond in healthier ways. Whether you're navigating stress, relationships, trauma, parenting, burnout, mental health challenges, or personal growth, this podcast offers accessible emotional education for everyday life. Episodes include practical coping strategies, body-mind connection insights, emotional vocabulary development, and the popular “Say It So They Get It” segment, where emotions are translated into language that works for kids, teens, adults, partners, and families. Perfect for anyone interested in mental health, emotional intelligence, therapy, self-awareness, relationships, trauma recovery, mindfulness, psychology, nervous system regulation, and personal wellness, Let’s Get Emotional creates a supportive space where emotions are explored with curiosity instead of judgment.

Publisher

Tatiana Rojas, LMFT, & Dr. Jennifer Martin-Schantz, PsyD

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2026

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Delayed Emotional Reactions: Why You Understand Your Feelings Later & What It Means | Let’s Get Emotional

   In this mini episode of Let’s Get Emotional, Tatiana Rojas explores why we don’t always understand our emotional reactions in the moment—and why realizing how you feel hours, days, or even weeks later doesn’t mean you missed something. Sometimes a conversation seems fine until you find yourself replaying it later. A comment suddenly lands differently. You realize you felt dismissed, uncomfortable, hurt, or affected in a way you couldn’t recognize at the time. As Tatiana explains, the reaction...

2. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Can You Feel Two Emotions at Once? Understanding Mixed Feelings & Emotional Awareness | Let’s Get Emotional

   Coming soon: Let’s Get Emotional – Emotional Fluency: Learning the Language of Feelings, launching through Own Your Bloom. In this mini episode of Let’s Get Emotional, Tatiana Rojas explores why you can experience more than one feeling at the same time — and why mixed emotions don’t necessarily mean something is wrong. Have you ever felt excited about a new opportunity but nervous about the change? Known you made the right decision but still felt sad about it? Cared about someone while also f...

3. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Why You Keep Saying “I’m Stressed”: How to Understand What You’re Really Feeling | Let’s Get Emotional

   Coming soon: Let’s Get Emotional – Emotional Fluency: Learning the Language of Feelings, launching through Own Your Bloom. Do you find yourself saying “I’m stressed,” “I’m tired,” “I’m annoyed,” or “I’m fine” without really stopping to ask what you’re feeling underneath the words? In this mini episode of Let’s Get Emotional, Tatiana Rojas explores how the emotional words we use on repeat can sometimes become shortcuts for experiences that are actually very different. Stress from having too mu...

4. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Can’t Explain How You Feel? Learn the Language of Your Emotions | Let’s Get Emotional

   You know something is wrong—but when someone asks, “What are you feeling?”, you don’t know what to say. Maybe you say “I’m fine.” Maybe you say “I’m stressed.” Or maybe you become frustrated because you can feel something happening inside you, but you can’t quite find the words to explain it. In this episode of Let’s Get Emotional, Tatiana Rojas explores the gap between experiencing an emotion and having the emotional language to understand and communicate it. Because emotional awareness isn’...

5. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Understanding Pride: How Healthy Pride Builds Confidence, Self-Esteem & Emotional Resilience | Let's Get Emotional

   In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz explore one of the most misunderstood emotions we experience: pride. While pride is often confused with arrogance or narcissism, healthy pride is actually an essential emotion that helps build confidence, resilience, motivation, self-esteem, and a strong sense of identity. If you've ever struggled to celebrate your accomplishments, minimized your successes, battled imposter syndrome, perfectionism, low...

6. 

   21 Jul 2026

   Understanding Anxiety: How to Calm Your Mind, Stop Overthinking & Regulate Your Nervous System | Let's Get Emotional

   In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz explore one of the most common yet misunderstood human emotions: anxiety. While anxiety is often viewed as something to eliminate, this episode explains how anxiety is actually a normal protective response designed to keep us safe and what happens when that system becomes overactive or dysregulated. If you've ever struggled with chronic worry, racing thoughts, panic, overthinking, or feeling cons...

7. 

   14 Jul 2026

   Understanding Love: The Science of Healthy Relationships, Attachment & Self-Love | Let's Get Emotional

   In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz explore one of the most powerful and misunderstood human emotions: love. While love is often associated with romance, this episode reveals that love is much more than attraction—it's a biological, psychological, and emotional system that shapes our relationships, nervous system, mental health, and overall well-being. Together, they unpack the psychology and neuroscience of love, explaining how love dev...

8. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Understanding Fear: How Fear Affects the Brain, Nervous System, Trauma & Anxiety | Let's Get Emotional

   In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz explore one of the most fundamental human emotions: fear. While fear is often uncomfortable, it serves an important biological purpose—helping us recognize danger, protect ourselves, and survive threatening situations. Fear is more than simply feeling scared. It affects the brain, nervous system, thoughts, behaviors, and physical body in powerful ways. Whether you're experiencing fear related to trauma...

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   29 Jun 2026

   Healing Shame: How to Build Self-Worth, Self-Compassion & Emotional Resilience | Let's Get Emotional

   In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz take a deep, compassionate look at one of the most painful and misunderstood human emotions: shame. While shame often hides beneath the surface of our thoughts, relationships, and behaviors, it can profoundly impact self-esteem, mental health, emotional regulation, and overall wellbeing. If you've ever found yourself thinking "I'm not enough," "I'm a failure," or "Something is wrong with me," this epis...

10. 

    22 Jun 2026

    Understanding Guilt: Healthy vs Unhealthy Guilt, Self-Compassion & Emotional Healing | Let's Get Emotional

    In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz explore one of the most common yet misunderstood emotions we experience: guilt. While guilt is often uncomfortable, it can serve an important psychological purpose by helping us recognize when our actions conflict with our values, repair relationships, and strengthen empathy. If you've ever found yourself replaying conversations, feeling responsible for things outside your control, struggling with pare...

11. 

    15 Jun 2026

    Understanding Peace: How to Find Inner Calm, Reduce Anxiety & Regulate Your Nervous System | Let's Get Emotional

    In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz explore the powerful and often misunderstood emotion of peace. While many people think of peace as simply the absence of stress or conflict, this episode reveals how peace is actually a nervous system state rooted in safety, emotional regulation, acceptance, and inner calm. If you've ever found yourself searching for more balance, less anxiety, or a quieter mind, this conversation offers practical insi...

12. 

    8 Jun 2026

    Understanding Happiness: The Psychology, Science, and Habits Behind a Happier Life | Let's Get Emotional

    Based on the transcript, here's a polished SEO-friendly show notes draft in the same style and structure as your example: In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz explore one of the emotions we all seek but often struggle to define: happiness. While happiness is commonly associated with joy and excitement, this conversation reveals that it's much more nuanced than simply "feeling good." Happiness can show up as joy, contentment, gratitude, pe...

13. 

    1 Jun 2026

    Understanding Sadness: What It Is, How It Feels & What It's Telling You | Let's Get Emotional

    In this episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz take a deep, compassionate look at one of our most universally human emotions: sadness. Sometimes the hardest part isn't feeling the emotion — it's finding the words for it. This episode gives you those words, along with the science, the context, and the tools to understand and work with sadness rather than push it away. Sadness is not weakness. It's information. It shows up when something meaningful h...

14. 

    25 May 2026

    Understanding Anger: What Your Body Is Telling You | Let's Get Emotional

    What is anger really and what is your body trying to tell you when you feel it? In Episode 2 of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz dive deep into one of the most misunderstood emotions: anger. Whether you're a parent trying to support a frustrated child, a teen learning to name what you feel, or an adult who wants to communicate more effectively under stress, this episode gives you the language, science, and practical tools to work with anger instead of a...

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    18 May 2026

    Understanding Emotions, Feelings & Moods | Let's Get Emotional

    In the very first episode of Let's Get Emotional, hosts Tatiana Rojas and Dr. Jennifer Martin Schantz lay the foundation for understanding emotions, feelings, and moods and why naming them clearly can improve emotional regulation, mental health, communication, and relationships. Many people struggle not because they have emotions, but because they were never taught how emotions actually work. This episode breaks down the science and psychology behind emotions in a practical, approachable way,...

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