Thriving as an Empath: A Five Part Series

Thriving as an Empath: Part One

Updated: June 14, 2025 This is part one of a five-part series on energy and Thriving as an Empath. Did you miss any of the blogs?  When I was first realizing that I was an empath, I sometimes felt victimized by this so-called “gift.” While on the one hand I was relieved to learn there […]

Full-Spectrum Living: Identifying and Feeling Emotions

Full-Spectrum Living: Identifying and Feeling Our Emotions | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 11, 2025 Courage, originally meant to speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart. ~ Brene Brown What is Full-Spectrum Living? Full-Spectrum Living means allowing yourself to experience your emotions authentically, without stifling the hard ones. It is choosing to learn how to manage difficult emotions so you can feel the full expression […]

From Within: Living a Mindful Life

From Within: Living a Mindful Life | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 11, 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 mindfulness, practice, finding your inner genius, and why any of this matters to you. Specifically, I want to relate to you […]

Surviving the Dark Night of the Soul

Surviving the Dark Night of the Soul | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Updated: April 14, 2025 The dark night of the soul comes just before revelation. When everything is lost, and all seems darkness, then comes the new life and all that is needed. ~ Joseph Campbell Growth is the Point Growth is done primarily through incremental change. However, incremental change is not always able to help […]

Ancestral Healing, Energy Medicine, & Our Emotional Inheritance

Ancestral Healing, Energy Medicine, and Our Emotional Inheritance | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 11, 2025 Our ancestors speak through us in whispers of strength. If you are called to heal your ancestral trauma, they have faith in you. ~ Margarita Alcantara on ancestral healing and energy medicine The Science of Inherited Emotions A friend recently sent me an article from Discover Magazine about fascinating scientific research […]

The Dance of Life: Learning to Live Your Spirit

The Dance of Life: Learning to Live Your Spirit | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 16, 2025 Life is a dance between making it happen and letting it happen. ~ Arianna Huffington on living your spirit Has finding the rhythm of life been a challenge for you? Do you wonder how to know what direction is right for you?  All the wise sayings by famous, successful, and/or spiritual […]

Uncovering our Joy – The Reality of Intuitive Energy Healing

Uncovering Your Joy: The Reality of Intuitive Energy Healing | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 10, 2025 “Energy work is priceless. It makes every day extraordinary and transforms the mundane to the holy.” ~ Silvia Hartmann on intuitive energy healing The Weight of Unseen Wounds We have each struggled through difficult emotional times in our lives. We have endured events that have left us with emotional wounds that […]

Wholehearted Living: How to Let Your Authentic Self Lead

Wholehearted Living: How to Let Your Authentic Self Lead | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 10, 2025 I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It’s a journey of recovery. It’s a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It’s already there. ~ Billy Corgan on wholehearted living  During the course of our lives, we each face many obstacles and traumas, sometimes beginning […]

The 5 Practices of Unconditional Love

The 5 Practices of Unconditional Love | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 16, 2025 Love chooses to believe the best about people. It gives them the benefit of the doubt. It refuses to fill in the unknowns with negative assumptions. And when our worst hopes are proven to be true, love makes every effort to deal with them and move forward. As much as possible, […]

The Importance of Our Joy Rituals

The Importance of Joy Rituals | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 10, 2025 My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear […]