By Sheila Marina, Planet of Peace Energy Healing
Inspired by The Emotion Code® by Dr. Bradley Nelson
Pride is a powerful emotion. At its best, it inspires confidence, achievement, and self-worth. At its worst, it becomes armor — hiding our wounds and disconnecting us from the people and peace we long for.
In the world of energy healing, pride is considered one of the 60 possible trapped emotions identified in The Emotion Code, a healing modality developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson. His work teaches us that unresolved emotional energy can become stored in the body, creating imbalance and affecting our physical, mental, and emotional health.
Let’s explore how pride — both the empowering and the painful — can show up in your daily life, and how releasing it can lead to deep, lasting relief.
🌟 What Is Trapped Pride?
In The Emotion Code, a trapped emotion is an unresolved emotional frequency that becomes stuck in the body after a difficult or intense experience. Over time, these energetic imprints can disrupt our health, emotional resilience, and relationships.
Pride can become trapped in two distinct ways:
1. Esteeming (Healthy) Pride
This form of pride is positive. It emerges when you feel proud of your growth, efforts, or accomplishments. It’s grounded in self-respect and humility — not ego.
But even this healthy pride can be dismissed, invalidated, or misunderstood — and when that happens, it can become trapped as disappointment, disconnection, or frustration.
2. Injured (Wounded) Pride
This is the ego-based pride — the kind that flares up when we feel rejected, belittled, or unseen. It’s often rooted in fear or shame.
Injured pride may cause someone to boast, withdraw, become defensive, or struggle to apologize or receive feedback. It’s pride that says, “I’m fine,” when inside, we’re hurting.
Both types of pride — when left unprocessed — can become trapped in the body, especially in areas like the chest, throat, or solar plexus.
💡 How Trapped Pride Shows Up in Daily Life
Trapped pride can impact your thoughts, reactions, and relationships in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. You might notice:
- Difficulty admitting when you’re wrong
- Trouble receiving compliments or support
- Feeling defensive when receiving feedback
- Comparing yourself to others (or putting them down to feel better)
- Withdrawing when you feel overlooked
- Struggling to be vulnerable, even with loved ones
- Feeling you need to prove your worth through achievement
You may not even recognize that pride is the root of what you’re experiencing. But once you do, the healing can be profound.
🌿 What You Can Do to Experience Relief
The first step to healing is awareness. When you recognize how pride is showing up in your energy field, body, or behavior, you can begin to soften its hold.
To support you in this process, I’ve created a gentle, soul-nourishing Guided Meditation for Releasing the Trapped Emotion of Pride, inspired by The Emotion Code.
🎧 Listen to the full guided meditation here:
👉 Guided Meditation – Releasing Trapped Pride
In this meditation, you’ll:
- Ground your energy and set a clear healing intention
- Recognize both esteem-filled and wounded pride within yourself
- Lovingly release what no longer serves you
- Fill the space with self-compassion, humility, and lightness
This isn’t about giving up your strength. It’s about releasing the defensive pride that blocks love — and embracing the authentic pride that uplifts your soul.
🕊️ Share the Light
If this meditation or blog post resonates with you, please consider sharing it with someone you care about who may also be struggling with hidden emotional weight. Healing is a ripple effect — when we clear space within ourselves, we give others permission to do the same.
And if you feel called to go deeper, I would be honored to support you.
🌍 I offer virtual sessions worldwide using The Emotion Code, Body Code, Belief Code, and Reiki energy healing.
✨ Book a personalized session at:
👉 planetofpeace.setmore.com
Sheila Marina
Energy Healer | Planet of Peace Energy Healing