Don’t Drown in Your Emotions—Process Them - Paul & Hannah McClure’s Story (183)

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Glenn and Phyllis talk with Paul and Hannah McClure—musicians, parents, and certified Connection Codes coaches—about the journey of learning to process emotions instead of drowning in them. The McClures share openly about walking through miscarriage, facing parenting challenges, and breaking free from long seasons of disconnection. They describe how simple tools like the Core Emotion Wheel gave them language for their feelings, transformed their marriage, and reshaped the way they connect as a family. This episode is an invitation to slow down, honor what you feel, and discover how vulnerability can lead to lasting healing and deeper relationships.Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Welcome to the Connection Codes Podcast

• 00:00:57 – Meet Paul & Hannah

• 00:01:34 – Story of meeting as teens and family background

• 00:02:41 – Discovery of the program in 2020 through webinars

• 00:03:15 – How the tools helped process miscarriage

• 00:04:44 – Reflection on “choose joy” culture and parenting impact

• 00:05:31 – Childhood experience of suppressing emotions

• 00:07:23 – Demonstration of the Core Emotion Wheel

• 00:09:27 – Feelings of anger, guilt, and loneliness in friendships

• 00:11:16 – Fear about an album release and hurt from a trip

• 00:13:00 – Key victories and struggles with the tools

• 00:14:23 – Resolving conflict in Hawaii by naming hurt

• 00:17:30 – How minutes of processing prevent days of disconnect

• 00:19:51 – Example of using the wheel during a cancer diagnosis

• 00:25:00 – Motivation for becoming coaches

• 00:27:18 – Coaching removed the pressure of having all the answers

• 00:30:04 – How unprocessed joy can lead to poor choices

• 00:32:04 – The wheel as a manual for navigating trauma

• 00:37:29 – Fear of drowning in emotions

• 00:40:10 – Seeing past anger to identify underlying hurt

Links and Resources:

• Download the Core Emotion Wheel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@connectioncodes?si=phORYBsGMOOrj9mA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Find out how to become a Certified Coach:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://connectioncodes.co/certified-coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Find a coach:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://connectioncodes.co/coaches#find-a-coach-menu⁠