If you have not yet owned your softness, your sensitivity, someone else will likely come in and define what they think it should mean for you. And usually, to their advantage. Often to make themselves feel stronger or better…
There is Love, and then there are all the relationships we have to go through to get back to this Love. One of these relationships is the classic Empath – Narcissist dynamic. What makes a person with narcissistic tendencies…
Review: this column is dedicated to natural products that sensitive people may enjoy. Featuring products that are ethically made without synthetic ingredients, and/or as a bonus, are sustainably sourced and/or are run by small-business owners. Basically, I got tired…
You notice: The fabric that’s rubbing against your skin. Any words left unsaid. A scent wafting in through the window. That energetic residue left in a room after there has been a disagreement. When someone is not present. All…
I find that the recent influx of energies, not to mention the world events happening these days, can create a very harsh effect on sensitives. It’s easy to feel brow beaten and exhausted without even necessarily doing anything or…
When I am sad I have a tendency to want to start fixing things, or rescuing things, or trying to save people. Sometimes instead of feeling sad, I get angry instead. Sometimes it’s my way of skipping ahead to…
Nice. What does it really mean? Often, I think it’s just a convenient euphemism for a number of things: not having firm boundaries people-pleasing Women, especially, are socialized to be ‘nice’. Many empaths and sensitive people learn to be…
I’ve missed writing on this blog! I’ve been exploring the reasons that have been keeping me away from writing in this space… And really, much of it is legit. In the past 3 months I’ve moved continents, started grad…
I have not been very diligent about following my own self-care advice these couple of weeks. Typically I do not read the news, I do not EVER watch TV news coverage of tragedies, I do not succumb to clicking…
Sensitive people are often projected upon because sensitivity as a trait is often shoved under the carpet, and lurks deep in the Shadow for many people. Associated with dark emotions and weakness, vulnerability and volatility, it’s something that the…