Being an empath
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The Top 10 Things That Happen to a Sensitive When She Moves
I just finished a HUGE move from quiet to noisy, to alone to full, to hot to cold. As a sensitive, I keep adjusting and trying to remind myself to take it slow and have awareness my sensitive system is different then most. It is frustrating because I want to just zoom ahead, but my… Continue reading
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When You Come Last or How to Not Become a Resentful Jerk
I am exploring an old pattern. When I was a little fairy, my loving Mom instilled in me to not be “selfish.” These lessons included putting others’ needs first, thinking about others’ feelings (hard not to when you are a raging empath), and watch to make sure you weren’t totally self-involved. We are raised by religion… Continue reading
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Mandatory Weekly Check-in for the Sensitive
I can’t be on Facebook all day. I’m definitely a leader, not a follower. I have had many part-time jobs in my lifetime that I “failed” at because I was asked to be a follower, and I just wanted to break out of that box and design a new one. (One of my first jobs… Continue reading
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Thoughts from a Sensitive: Lack of Support
We often blame ourselves when we are “failing.” But what is really happening is we don’t have enough support or knowledge to succeed in that situation. We simply need more help. Continue reading
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Two Kinds of Smog
First off, big thank you for everyone that attended the celebration for my deck. We had a ton of fun on Facebook and many of the posts are still here on the website for you to read. I had one hell of a week last week and from what I heard from others it was… Continue reading
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Thoughts from a Sensitive #1
We need to hear our tribe. I receive a great deal of notes from readers saying that my book or a blog post I wrote helped them feel more self-acceptance and less alone. That got me thinking. We just need to hear our tribe. When we gather and share, we do feel less alone. We… Continue reading
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Signs you have a sensitive pet
If you are sensitive, chances are you have a sensitive animal companion. My Sarah is my poster child for sensitivity. She mirrors me often and has many of the same empathic characteristics. 7 Signs of a Sensitive Pet: Sensitive digestion. Like me, if I introduce a new food into my diet suddenly, or if I… Continue reading
