On this week’s episode of The True North Show I am joined by a wonderful returning guest, Vera Helleman. Vera and I explore everything about emotions, how they show up in your body, how they appear before we even feel them in our body and how we can look at them as gifts of wisdom and what we can learn from them. I love Vera’s perspective that our emotions aren’t here to be ignored or swept under the carpet, they are here to guide us and once we can understand them, our lives completely shift. Bio. Vera Helleman is a teacher, speaker, and founder of The Emotion Codex, a transformative body of work dedicated to restoring the role of emotions as a guiding intelligence in human life. With a background that bridges practical experience, deep inner inquiry, and energetic awareness, she has developed a unique approach that invites people to relate to their feelings not as obstacles, but as precise signals within a living system of consciousness. Her work centers on a simple yet radical premise: emotions are not random, personal disturbances to be managed or suppressed, they are expressions of an underlying energetic order. When understood correctly, they reveal how reality is being perceived, interpreted, and created. Through this lens, Vera offers a framework that moves beyond traditional psychological models, pointing instead toward a direct, experiential understanding of how feelings, awareness, and energy interact. As the creator of The Emotion Codex, Vera has mapped emotions into eight distinct groups, each representing a specific movement within the human experience. These groups are not categorized in terms of “positive” or “negative,” but as functional expressions within a dynamic system. Her work helps individuals recognize the intelligence within their emotional responses, enabling them to move from resistance and confusion toward clarity, alignment, and creative flow. Vera’s work also extends into the domain of energy mastery, where emotions are understood as entry points into the broader dynamics of creation. Here, she explores how awareness and energy move together, and how this movement shapes both personal experience and external reality. This perspective forms the foundation for her ongoing development of advanced teachings and programs. At the heart of Vera’s approach is a respect for the intelligence of the individual. She does not seek to position herself as an authority over others, but as a facilitator of insight – a voice that helps articulate something people can recognize within themselves. Her work invites a shift from seeking answers externally to discovering a deeper inner coherence. Through her teaching, she aims to contribute to a broader shift in how emotions are perceived and valued, not only as personal experiences, but as essential components of human intelligence and collective transformation. Social Media: Website: https://emotioncodex.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verahelleman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verahelleman/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vera-helleman/
