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In this deeply personal solo episodeRachel Elimelech opens her heart to explore one of the heaviest emotions we can carry - Guilt.

Not the fleeting kind that comes from forgetting a text or saying the wrong thing, but the soul-deep guilt that settles in your body and shapes your entire life.

Rachel speaks vulnerably about how unspoken guilt after trauma can manifest physically through exhaustion, anxiety, tension, and illness. And how our bodies hold on to what our voices never say.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Trauma-Related Guilt is the "Guilt of Hindsight": This deep-seated guilt is not about small mistakes, but about what the mind thinks "should have been done differently”.

• Guilt is the Mind's Response to Lost Control: The mind writes the story of guilt when the heart is hurting, trying to make sense of the senseless and restore a sense of predictability and control lost during a traumatic event, even if self-blame is destructive.

• Emotional Silence Has a Real Physiological Cost: Suppressing emotions forces the body into a state of "survival mode," which is physiological and not just a metaphor.

• "Armour" is Protection, Not True Strength: The coping mechanism of building "armour" around emotional pain.

• Healing Begins When Guilt is Brought to Light: Emotional release starts not by forcing forgiveness, but by bringing the guilt into the light and allowing it to be witnessed, as "guilt cannot survive where truth is spoken".

BEST MOMENTS

"Guilt that sits on your chest like a heavy stone and whispers to you every now and again things like, 'you should have known' or 'you should have protected'."

"The world doesn't always understand this kind of guilt, because it isn't logical, it's emotional. It doesn't come from the mind, it comes from the heart."

"Guilt is the story the mind writes when the heart is hurting. It tries to make sense of the senseless."

"The body holds what the voice cannot speak. This isn't a metaphor, it's physiological, it's absolutely real."

"Healing happens in connection because guilt cannot survive where truth is spoken."

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HOST BIO

Rachel Elimelech is the warm, courageous voice behind Unspoken Emotions - a podcast that gives voice to the feelings we so often keep buried. A qualified Solicitor and Higher Court Advocate, Rachel combines professional insight with deeply personal lived experience - from surviving sexual abuse, loss, and single parenthood to rebuilding her life with quiet strength and unwavering resilience.

Her journey from teenage single mum to respected legal professional has shaped her gift for deep connection. With empathy and authenticity, Rachel creates a safe, judgment-free space where guests are invited to speak the unspoken - grief, guilt, shame, anger, fear - and begin to let go of what no longer serves them.

Through honest, unfiltered conversations, Unspoken Emotions explores how real people have turned pain into purpose and silence into healing. Rachel believes that healing begins the moment we speak the truth of our experiences - and that none of us should carry our emotions alone.