The days are rushing by, and here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are moving towards that shortest day, the Winter Solstice. And of course, with multiple holidays upon us, those days do indeed feel shorter. For me, I am in major extroversion-period: social engagements almost every night, racing to see all my clients and get […]
I would guess that many of us who are Empaths and Highly Sensitive People (HSP) have felt heavy and overloaded when sensing and helping process the more extreme acts of destruction and harm in the world. It is certainly important to take care of yourself when your empathic nature takes on the task of helping […]
Do you find your empathic nature—being to understand and share the feelings of another— often results in boundaries that are too open and porous to most situations? You feel flooded. You perceive so much, and as a result, you feel compelled—perhaps even obligated—to fix the situation because you don’t want the other person to […]
This is an interesting and often challenging one, don’t you think? While Socrates (and many others) may have advised, well, “Know Thyself,” in practice I don’t always find it so easy. As an empath, I am always picking up “stuff” from other people. I am always scanning for “Is this mine, or is it not?” […]
I hear it all the time from my clients… They feel invaded by other people’s “stuff.” And my clients, professional healers and caregivers that so many of them are, feel drained, burned out, overburdened. Too many needs coming at them. Too much highly sensitive perception. I start doing boundary work with my peeps. We do […]
As an empath, do you feel continually invaded? By others’ needs, their pain, their demands? And you are the one who “gets it” due to your sensitivity. So aren’t you the one to fix it? What if you DON’T WANT TO? (IT’S TIME TO CALL THE BOUNDARY BOUNCER!) So… Interpersonal Boundaries. Not an all or […]
Feeling overwhelmed by the distress in the world? I woke up early this morning, and trying to stay still so that my beloved could continue sleeping, I carefully picked up my phone and…(POOR CHOICE) started reading the news. Yeah, NOT the way to start one’s day. By the time she awoke, I was Awful Grumps […]
Stress is just a part of life. However, whether it be distress or eustress (the good stuff), our nervous systems can get overloaded by too much of…anything (with eustress, think big birthday party for a 3-year-old)! As empaths and highly sensitive people, we are also highly susceptible to becoming “infected” by the stress we sense […]
If you are a healthcare professional, my guess is you didn’t go into it for the big bucks or the easy schedule. You may have chosen some form of healthcare and wellness because you had your own crisis and transformation due to some highly skilled and empathic healers. Perhaps your own keen perception of others’ […]
The volunteer in the homeless shelter, seeing the parents battling their own demons brought on by years of poverty, lack of safety, racism and other forms of oppression, and the tremendous lack of resources to help their children escape this curse… The teacher, knowing how many kids in that classroom come from households where there […]