Emotional Scars: When You are Still Wearing the Past as Your Face! EP 148

Get the Episode Companion here! In this episode of **The New Ashla Podcast**, Justin V. Gates and Michael Perry explore **emotional scars**, the hidden wounds from the past that still shape the face we show the world. Many people think they have moved on from old pain because the event is over. The relationship ended. The childhood is gone. The betrayal passed. The rejection happened years ago. But the body remembers. The nervous system remembers. The self-image remembers. And sometimes the past is no longer happening around us, but it is still expressing itself through us. It shows up in the way we react. The way we protect ourselves. The way we avoid vulnerability. The way we push people away, overexplain, shut down, people-please, distrust love, expect rejection, or wear a mask so no one sees the wound underneath. This conversation is about the difference between healing a wound and simply learning how to hide it better. Emotional scars can become part of our identity when we never bring them into awareness. We may start believing, “This is just who I am,” when really, it is who we became in response to pain. Through Ashla, this becomes the sacred work of allowing the Light to reveal what the past has marked. Not to shame us. Not to condemn us. But to help us return to truth. The wound may explain the mask, but it does not have to remain the face. Justin and Michael discuss how old emotional wounds shape self-image, relationships, trust, attachment, confidence, reactions, and the stories we tell ourselves about who we are. They explore how the greater self can begin to recognize the scar, understand its origin, and choose a new way of being that is no longer ruled by old pain. Takeaways - Our wounds often shape our personality and worldview. - Bringing wounds into awareness is essential for healing. - Schemas are internal blueprints formed by traumatic experiences. - Healing involves integrating wounds with love, truth, and integrity. - The nervous system plays a key role in emotional reactions. Keywords emotional scars, emotional wounds, healing emotional scars, trauma healing, inner wounds, childhood wounds, past trauma, healing the past, shadow work, inner work, self-image, false self, mask, emotional mask, survival patterns, trauma responses, nervous system healing, triggers, emotional triggers, attachment wounds, relationship wounds, fear of vulnerability, fear of rejection, people pleasing, emotional shutdown, guarded heart, self-protection, healing journey, personal growth, spiritual growth, spiritual healing, psychospiritual healing, self-mastery, greater self, lesser self, Ashla, New Ashla Podcast, Justin V Gates, Michael Perry, emotional healing podcast, trauma healing podcast, shadow work podcast, spiritual podcast, self-help podcast, healing identity, reclaiming the self, Light, inner transformation, emotional resilience