119: The Authority Series: In-Depth Exploration of Emotional Authority with Katie Irvine
The Uncommon Couch
119: The Authority Series: In-Depth Exploration of Emotional Authority with Katie Irvine
A defined emotional center in your human design chart comes with an emotional wave. This emotional wave comes with ups and downs and it’s important to navigate your emotional experience when making decisions. If your emotional center is defined, it’s automatically your decision making authority.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Katie Irvine of Sort of Spiritual, who has an emotional authority. She’s sharing what it’s like to have emotional authority, how she has learned to make decisions with her authority, and her advice for how to experiment with this authority, especially if you’re struggling to make decisions from a neutral place.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:21] Why you need time for clarity (and not to let your emotions get in the way) when you have emotional authority, and what that clarity feels like
[06:46] The easiest way to start experimenting if you have this authority, and how Katie’s decision-making has shifted since following her authority
[13:32] The strong emotions that come with a defined emotional center, the importance of understanding your emotional waves, and how to take care of and process your emotions
[24:40] Katie’s advice for someone struggling to become neutral with their emotions (let the emotions settle, and sleep on it), and understanding that you need time to make aligned decisions
[30:28] How emotional authority can show up for different energy types
[37:10] How acknowledging people’s emotions can help those with emotional authority (or anyone, really) feel validated and find clarity more easily
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Resources mentioned:
Katie’s Human Design Cheat Sheets
Katie’s Bio:
Katie is the creator of HD School where she teaches the Human Design system online in a way that's empowering and easy to understand. She's the host of the Sort of Spiritual Podcast and her work is about helping you love yourself and become more aligned to the magical human you were designed to be.
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Quotes:
[00:03:56] Katie: The idea with emotional authority is that you are designed to make decisions when you are not emotional and you're really aiming for what I like to say, neutral confidence.
[00:04:30] Katie: You need time for clarity when you have emotional authority.
[00:16:34] Katie: You have this incredible source of emotional energy, but you need to let the water out of the fire hose. You can't be holding it in.
[00:28:03] Katie: And so when you have multiple emotional waves or when you just feel like I'm always emotional, one: start practicing this emotional hygiene because there's a decent chance that maybe you're not doing that.
[00:29:16] Katie: And one of the perspectives as well with emotional authority is that if something doesn't respect your need for time, it's not the right decision. Period.