Demystifying Shadow Work
Revised: July 7, 2025 Your Shadow isn’t a ‘thing’ or even a ‘place’ but a relationship that you have with certain parts of yourself that you’ve hidden. By improving this relationship, you can improve your life. ~ Oli Anderson on shadow work Spiritual teachers talk about shadow work in flowery language that confuses more than it illuminates. […]
Empaths, Mental Health, and Spiritual Awakenings
Revised: July 8, 2025 On Spiritual Awakening: “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” ~ Swami Vivekananda The Overlap between Empathic Sensitivities, Mental Illness, and Spiritual Awakening After 11 years of listening to empaths share their […]
Empathic Merging
Revised: July 8, 2025 On empathic merging: “As empaths, we are not here to be sponges or enablers. We are here to be helpers, guides, and supporters.” ~ Aletheia Luna Narcissists, Soulmates, and Owning Your Energy In a previous post, The Energy of Boundaries, I explained that empaths merge unconsciously with everyone until they learn how […]
The Energy of Boundaries
Revised: July 8, 2025 Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others. ~ Brene Brown Once upon a time, I was struggling to find myself. I was working with a spiritual counselor and energy healer to deconstruct who I was, how I developed all these […]
Soul Connections
Revised: July 8, 2025 Souls have deep connections and unique contracts that span centuries, exist back and forth in time, and bind us in ways we can’t really understand…. These connections are ancient and everlasting, and they already exist in our hearts, even if we’re not always aware of them. ~ Laura Lynne Jackson Reincarnation, […]
Choosing Presence
Revised: July 8, 2025 When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there? ~ Thich Nhat Hanh As a result of growing up in an environment that didn’t allow space for the expression of emotions, many empaths learned to stuff down their […]
Stop Attracting Toxic Relationships
Revised: July 8, 2025 If you do not understand your emotions you are not in control of your life. You do not know who you are and you are prey for people who can manipulate you. ~ Karla McLaren One of the most common patterns I work with empath on healing is attracting toxic relationships. […]
Walking a Spiritual Path
Revised: July 8, 2025 When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away. ~ Shakti Gawain Let’s talk about spirituality, mindfulness practice, finding our inner genius, and why any of this matters to you. Specifically, I want to relate to […]
Surrender to What Is
Revised: July 8, 2025 Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be. ~ Sonia Ricotte Life doesn’t always unfold how we plan. But there’s profound healing in surrendering to the present moment, exactly as it is. Letting go isn’t giving up—it’s a brave step toward freedom. Why Surrender […]
We’re Doing the Best We Can
Revised: July 8, 2025 ‘We’re all just doing the best we can,’ is my response to literally anything right now…whether you told me you chugged a box of wine, took a 6 hour midday nap, set up Christmas decorations in May, robbed a bank, or gave yourself bangs. ~ Danny Pelegrino It’s been quite a […]