Perceptive Souls

10/16/2024

Doesn’t oppress us who are nonbinary either 🎤

09/17/2024

Highly recommend the movie, "Suffragette", it's free to watch right now. Half of the world does not have the right to vote, and to this day, women in the U.S. and abroad are still fighting against men (and some women) who want to take our rights away.

Voting is a privilege and a responsibility. Check your local voter registration to be sure your name hasn't been purged, or register for the first time - welcome:)

Let the people's voice be heard!

Academy Award-nominees Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, and three-time Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep star in this powerful drama, inspired by tru...

09/03/2024

08/28/2024

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with my friend and colleague, Isabell McAren, an intuitive guide, energy healer, award-winning Indy writer, and certified hypnotherapist.

We took a deep dive into the topic of the Dark Night of the Soul - when a series of difficult and painful events tumbles you down to rock bottom - and how to find a spark of hope again.

Climbing one hand over the other towards the light at the end of the tunnel, reinventing yourself as you go. This is not only something I've helped many clients navigate, but seriously folx, I have an honorary Ph.D. in emerging from the dark night of the soul. That’s enough of that, thank you Source.

In this free event, September 1-8, I will be joining other amazing speakers like Dr. Divi Chadna, Kathleen Booker, and Natash Senkovich, as we offer you practical additions to your wholeness and self-empowerment toolkit.

LEARN LITTLE KNOWN HEALING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR DEEP TRANSFORMATION AND EXPANSION

There are endless methods available to help you clear emotional, physical, mental, spiritual and financial blocks. The modalities and tools featured on this free event, which begins this Sunday, will empower you to heal, raise your vibration, and bring you to a stronger, more centered place in your life to evoke the change you desire to grow and flourish.

Please join me and 7 other speakers for this online event: Powerful Healing Modalities. The knowledge you’ll gain from these conversations will elevate, transform, and heal.

https://powerfulhealingmodalities.com/Bevin

07/20/2024

Heading in a new direction with my business, excited to see what emerges 🦋

07/12/2024

Which one feels most luxurious for you? Feel free to suggest your own💙

06/15/2024

Celebrating my 6th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

06/10/2024

FINAL DAY TO SCHEDULE A CALL ABOUT ADVANCED SENSITIVITY PRACTITIONER TRAINING - STARTS FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH

Whew, we made it. The final day of sharing about some of the deepest work I will ever do as an empathic leader. I've been listening to the energy and channeling transmissions, inviting in those who are energized to be an advocate for sensitives like us.

My calendar closes on Tuesday at 5PM Central Mexico Time and the conversations that needed to be had, will have been had.

Then a small group of sensitive practitioners and I, will set out on a journey of personal and professional expansion. Our collective wisdom weaving a tapestry of support, collaboration and upliftment. Together, we create a ripple effect, awakening and empowering HSPs, empaths and intuitives across our planet.

Do you feel called to join us?

Let's hop on a short Zoom call to talk through the ideas/vision you hold for your practice. Explore what's possible, identify next steps and decide whether this intimate mastermind group is the right container for your sacred work.

Program brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkeHxrPX_8haiBJmOfV-UcRHBMICY4OV/view?usp=drive_link

Calendar link: https://calendly.com/perceptivesouls/perceptive_collective

Reserve your chat for tomorrow (Tuesday).
I can't wait to meet you...

I appreciate your interest in the upcoming Perceptive Collective - Advanced Sensitivity Practitioner Mastermind.Please be sure to read through all the program details before scheduling our chat and jot down any questions you may have.To help me better understand who you are, and what's important to

06/09/2024

LAST 48 HOURS TO CHAT ABOUT BECOMING AN ADVANCED SENSITIVITY PRACTITIONER:)

A reminder that the Perceptive Collective begins this Friday, woo hoo! So excited to gather with an intimate group of mature practitioners who wish to mentor and uplift other sensitive people:)

There are 2 spaces still available.

Download the program brochure here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkeHxrPX_8haiBJmOfV-UcRHBMICY4OV/view?usp=drive_link

It's perfectly fine if you've waited until now, perhaps you've been busy and didn't realize the deadline had arrived. Or this is just now coming into your awareness, or you weren't quite sure if you would be able to make the commitment, but something opened up.

Great! Let's hop on a short Zoom call to talk through the ideas or vision you hold for your holistic, wellness or spiritual practice. Explore what's possible and decide whether this intimate mastermind group might be the right container for your sacred work.

Don't delay! I'm scheduling discovery calls for the just the next 48 hours. My calendar only allows scheduling of appointments 6 hours in advance (because I need time to prepare myself energetically for calls). I can't wait to meet you...

Calendar link: https://calendly.com/perceptivesouls/perceptive_collective

06/08/2024

MUST YOU INCLUDE 'WOO WOO' IN YOUR SENSITIVITY PRACTICE?

Over the years, I've coached hundreds of sensitive leaders, who in turn serve in many different sectors of society:

- universities
- corporate offices
- sports teams
- government agencies
- elementary, middle and high schools
- in the trades
- media
- non-profit organizations
- and so on.

Yet, when we think about running a sensitivity practice, we might cultivate an image of being dressed in flowy robes, sitting on a cushion, chanting as incense floats through the air.

That's totally cool if you wish to create a spiritually focused business. I offer a lot of energetic/meditative/somatic aspects to my clients. We talk deeply about metaphysics, astrology, and psychological archetypes. I invite a wide-open expression of any and all spiritual experiences. Those conversations feed my clients and me.

But you shouldn't feel pressure to weave spiritual concepts into your business offerings, it should be a conscious choice.

How much you delve into the dimensions beyond the Earthly plane depends on who you wish to serve. As my dear friend and colleague Rebecca Johns states, many sensitive leaders serving in mainstream institutions are 'translators' of Divine wisdom.

They are a channel, receiving vital information about their clients and/or organizations, however, instead of dropping metaphysical phrases, they use their clients' language. They choose down-to-Earth, relatable metaphors.

Because what's the use of receiving all this information, if it can't reach those who need it most?

Some might wonder if changing the language or way an intuitive insight is discussed = diluting the message. Shouldn't Divine downloads be presented in the form in which they came?

Everyone receives from Source, Goddess, God, collective consciousness - what they uniquely need. As soon as a KNOWING is received by the third eye, or the belly, or the heart, or another part of the body, we immediately begin filtering the message through our life experiences. Five people could receive the same Divine message and come away with a different interpretation.

Being a translator involves observing how your clients interact, what's important to them, and how they talk about themselves and their work. Then, your natural translator ability kicks in.

- Instead of talking about manifestation, you speak about setting a goal and taking action steps towards it.

- Instead of using the words energy or vibration, you substitute with passion, connection, and the right fit.

- Instead of speaking about spirit guides, you could encourage a corporate client to tap into skills and talents that have been passed on through generations of their family.

There are always ways to translate 'woo woo' into mainstream language. We should be meeting clients where they are, instead of judging because they don't know or understand esoteric concepts. If I stood in a room full of attorneys, I would learn from them, they have perspectives and lived experiences I do not. We teach each other, no one is superior or inferior.

You get to choose what type of clients to work with. You get to choose how much of your spiritual life to reveal and bring into your work.

We need empowered sensitive leaders in every sector of society: in government, in corporations, NGOs working on vital causes. And yes, we need some spiritual teachers sitting on the mat in flowy robes.

If you wish to talk, write or teach about sensitivity, empaths, Akashic records, past life recall, near death experiences, Starseed origins, etc. in your practice, so be it.

If you prefer to work in more mainstream environments as a translator of consciousness, so be it.

There's no template for running a practice. In almost every part of society, 25% of the people you encounter will be highly sensitive. Deep thinkers with huge hearts, who feel alone, overstimulated, and don't know why.

Get clear on who you want to serve.
Observe how they interact and talk about themselves.
Use language and concepts they are ready to grasp.
Meet them where they are.

ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT IN THE PERCEPTIVE COLLECTIVE!

ADVANCED SENSITIVITY PRACTITIONER TRAINING BEGINS FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH!

I have availability on my calendar this Monday and Tuesday to chat about whether this program might be an 'aligned vibration' or 'right fit' to expand your consulting, wellness, holistic or spiritual business.

Read the program brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkeHxrPX_8haiBJmOfV-UcRHBMICY4OV/view?usp=drive_link

Schedule a chat by Tuesday, June 11th: https://calendly.com/perceptivesouls/perceptive_collective

06/07/2024

Empaths: are you turbulent, assertive or variable?

Working with thousands of intuitive empaths for the past 11 years, I’ve observed different energetic states that sensitive people experience. One is turbulence, which is also called drama, chaos or complete overwhelm. This generally happens before a person realizes they are empathic and before they discover tools and daily practices to manage and improve their life.

An empath in the turbulent stage feels buffeted by all the energy around them, with no power to make it stop. They often take on other people’s pain, thinking it’s their responsibility to do so. A turbulent empath will contract their energy, withdraw, and isolate to try to keep themselves safe.

An empath in the turbulent stage merges with everything and everyone around them and has difficulty knowing where they end, and others begin. Saying no is not a part of their vocabulary, it brings up too much guilt. They secretly feel resentful because they’re always giving, and everyone seems to be taking.

Then, there’s a watershed moment when a turbulent empath can’t take it any longer. They must make the shift from turbulent --> assertive.

An assertive empath expresses their voice and learns to set healthy boundaries. They realize being self-focused is different from being selfish and they affirm that others are strong enough to walk their path; rescuing is not necessary.

They consciously choose people, environments and activities which nurture their soul. They leave behind anything that does not. An assertive empath actively engages in their own healing process. They face their shadow, seek forgiveness for self/others and appreciate their strengths.

An assertive empath views self-care not as that annoying extra thing they have to do, but instead as a pathway to a vital life. They understand how precious their energy system is and treat it accordingly. An assertive empath listens to their inner knowing and hones their sense of discernment.

They embrace their unique gifts and use them in service, while also asking for and receiving what they need. An assertive empath asks for help and support because they are no longer a lone wolf, but instead a crucial nodal point in a global grid of millions of lightworkers and sensitives.

Sounds wonderful, right?

Let’s talk about the most common empathic state: variable.

Because even if we’ve done all the work I just described, it’s still challenging as an extremely sensitive person to navigate an energetically intense planet. We’re impacted by collective energy and personal circumstances. We might be going along, feeling super assertive when suddenly, turbulence returns.

The loss of a loved one, a relationship breakup, moving to a new place, replaying an old cycle with a family member, being downsized at work, or a global pandemic, for example.

While it might seem ideal to always stay in the assertive energy, life happens. You become a variable empath. Usually confident, sometimes people-pleasing. Oops. Managing your energy well on some days, feeling a bit trashed on others. Yep.

It doesn’t matter how much spiritual and personal growth you’ve done or even if you’re in service to others — you’re going to be variable. The question is not IF something will come along to knock you off your game, but WHEN. How will you respond when it happens?

Truthfully, most empaths are variable – I certainly am. I have great days and really sh*tty ones. I repeat old patterns but then congratulate myself for realizing it sooner. Like a trusted friend, when we hit a bit of turbulence, all the shadow work, meditation, healing and practices will be there to help us return to balance and assertiveness.

Life is better as an assertive empath. We handle difficult situations with courage and ease, and we’re clear about what we want and need. It’s about sourcing our power from within, instead of looking to the outside world for guidance.

You’ve been personally taking this journey to show up assertively, perhaps it’s time to share your wisdom?

As a sensitivity practitioner, you can help turbulent empaths shift into assertiveness/empowerment/self-leadership. You can role-model what it looks like to occasionally succumb to the chaos, and how to breathe through the ups and downs. What it takes to find your grounded center, time after time.

Advanced Sensitivity Practitioner Training begins in 1 week!

I’m only taking discovery calls for the next 3 days – Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. After June 11th, my calendar closes so I can focus my energy and attention on serving the practitioners who’ve joined.

Assertive empath – let’s chat about your vision to share your gifts...

Program brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkeHxrPX_8haiBJmOfV-UcRHBMICY4OV/view?usp=drive_link

Schedule now at: https://calendly.com/perceptivesouls/perceptive_collective

06/07/2024

Are you one of the 51% of HSPs and empaths who navigate life with a chronic mental or physical illness? Are you also running a holistic, spiritual or wellness practice, or considering launching a business?

This is for you.

In 2018, I was still working long hours in the corporate world. I had constant pain, dizziness and extreme fatigue, so I went on what I thought would be a fairly short journey to find out what was wrong. I'd been injured before, and the doctors stitched me right up! This should be easy, get a few blood tests and have an answer.

Little did I know that I would spend many years, see over 20 practitioners and spend tens of thousands of dollars searching for answers. I saw one specialist, then another, then another. Each of them told me this was my new normal, science doesn't yet understand the root causes of chronic illness - there is NO CURE. Here's a vague diagnosis, take these pills and learn to live with it.

At first, I rebelled against this idea. I am not a sick person! I am an athlete, a hiker, camper, and dancer. This can't be happening to me!

But it was. The most difficult pill to swallow was accepting my body exactly as it is. Life kept coming and I had to be practical. I made some big changes in my lifestyle, diet and mainly how much I attempt to accomplish. Back then, I would make a list of 8-10 things and by the end of each day, challenged myself to cross all of them off.

Now, I'm happy when I hold space for the participants in my mastermind group or I write one article like this. I've slowed way down and learned to nurture my mind, body and spirit.

I haven't given up on finding a cure. Yes, I'm that person that reads scientific studies for fun. The body and brain are fascinating. But I still need to do the day-to-day, my soul came here to participate.

One of the best metaphors I've come across is 'spoon theory'. Just as we have a certain number of spoons in our kitchen cabinet, and when they're all dirty, you must wash them - a person with chronic illness only has so many spoons per day. In this case, spoons = energy.

Every morning when I awaken, I stretch my body to see how it feels. Some days, the pain and fatigue are minor, while on other days I can barely move. I pay attention to my mindset and emotions; how did I wake up - fairly positive, running through a laundry list of things to do, or kind of grumpy?

Depending on my self-scan, I've become pretty good at calculating how many spoons I have for the day.

This morning, I started with 5 spoons, here's how I've used them:

Morning hug with my husband Juan = plus 1 spoon (I look forward to our hugs and gentle affirmations, it's one of the highlights of my day)

Shower = minus 1 spoon (it takes energy, but also makes my muscles relax)

Washing a sink of dishes = minus 1 spoon (enhanced by listening to an Aries oracle reading)

Cooking breakfast = minus 1 spoon (takes energy, but also provides my body with energy)

Playing with my cat Flecha = minus a 1/2 spoon (chasing her around the apartment in a game of hide and seek makes me laugh and helps with cardiovascular health)

Watering my plants = minus a 1/2 spoon (I really enjoy talking with them and making sure they have the right conditions to thrive)

Writing this article = minus 1 spoon (writing makes my soul shine, but I struggle with arthritis in my hands, slowly learning the talk to text software to replace manual typing)

There are my 5 spoons, used up by 1PM. After I press the button to send you this message, I’ll be done for the day. The only thing on the agenda from now until bedtime is to rest my mind and body.

Be compassionate with the part of myself that still wants to complete an 8-part to-do list. I understand, many of us were taught that hyper-productivity makes us better people, and more respected, you wouldn’t want to be called lazy, right? It takes a while to detox that mentality, I'm still working on it.

Can you run a holistic, wellness or spiritual business with chronic illness(es)? Yes, and you will have to shift a few things to ensure you receive the rest and care you need.

What did I change?

I quit the corporate world and their intense expectations. I had to admit with this illness, I cannot meet their metrics of performance and success, plus, I didn't want to anymore. This change wasn't quick or easy, but now, I'll never go back to working as an employee, spending the majority of my day working on someone else's dream. I'm applying my time, attention and energy towards my family's dreams, while offering something deeply helpful and meaningful.

I became satisfied with making less money. In the capitalist business environment, I was taught that there could never be enough. The higher ups wanted more, more, more. Why couldn't I be satisfied to run a streamlined company and make enough together with my husband, to have our needs met? I shut off my Amazon account, stopped buying stuff I really didn't need, then sold everything and moved with six suitcases to Mexico. Do I like cool, shiny things? Yes. Do I need them? Probably not. We recently moved to a new apartment and all of our belongings, including 32 plants, fit in the back of one pickup truck.

I turned my daily routine upside down. For over a decade, I had to report to work for the 6AM staff meeting (brutal on this night owl to be expected to articulate at that hour). Now, I wake up without an alarm clock and spend the entire morning doing what nurtures and feeds me. Listening to podcasts, meditating, researching random things I'm interested in, baking, and just focusing on filling my energy tanks. Cleaning the spoons and getting them ready for service. I’ve learned that being self-focused isn’t the same as being selfish.

I appreciate what I can do, not what I can’t. For years, I was angry that my body wasn’t functioning the way it used to. Sometimes I forced myself to be ‘normal’ by trying to do all the things. I had to work through the shame of telling people, no I can’t do that, I am chronically ill. Last year, I released that anger and transmuted that emotional energy into gratitude. Here I am, still in the physicality, still going (albeit at a slower pace). What if the slower pace is preferable? What if it's amazing what I do accomplish as a chronically ill entrepreneur?

Some days I do more in my business, some days I can’t get out of bed. I’ve embraced systems that allow me to work ahead and pre-schedule, knowing before and after a period of busyness, I will need a lot of down time. I use technology as a virtual assistant, cutting down on life-sucking repetitive tasks. I’m still learning these patterns and rhythms, but overall, it works.

If you’re living with a chronic illness and running a holistic practice (or considering launching one), the beauty of self-employment is you get to choose how much, when and who you work with. You get to develop business policies (boundaries) that work with, instead of against, the needs of your mind and body. You don’t have to sacrifice yourself, and you don’t have to apologize for not keeping up. Plus, witnessing your clients’ transformations add spoons to the drawer😊

You were born with a nervous system more reactive to the environment, but also a more sensitive body. Entrepreneurship isn’t always easy (more on that topic tomorrow), but it is one potential path to more time freedom.

For people with chronic illness, time freedom is our wealth.

I’d love to answer any questions you have about being an entrepreneur with chronic illness. You can do both, with an increasing commitment to self-awareness in every moment.

The Perceptive Collective: Advanced Sensitivity Practitioner Training is a slow, supportive process, with plenty of time between our live calls to reflect, test out what you’ve learned and integrate personal and professional self-care practices into your life. We’ll spend an entire month focused on cleaning up energy leaks, saying no + meaning it and filling your spoon drawer – so you can serve without burning out.

Our first gathering is next week, Friday, June 14th.

Five incredible practitioners have already joined (and a few more are thinking about it). I'm capping total participants at 8, so we can see everyone's face on Zoom, hear each person's voice and personalize this experience.

There's still space for you to be nurtured, and realistically work at your own pace towards your dreams of more time and energy freedom. All while empowering sensitive, intuitive and empathic souls like us.

Download the program brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkeHxrPX_8haiBJmOfV-UcRHBMICY4OV/view?usp=drive_link

Schedule a Chat: https://calendly.com/perceptivesouls/perceptive_collective

I appreciate your interest in the upcoming Perceptive Collective - Advanced Sensitivity Practitioner Mastermind.Please be sure to read through all the program details before scheduling our chat and jot down any questions you may have.To help me better understand who you are, and what's important to

05/29/2024

1 in 4 people are highly intuitive, are you a 26%er?

According to the Myers Briggs Foundation, which actively collected thousands of personality type scores from 1987–2002, around 26% of all test takers scored higher on the intuitive side of the MBTI scale.

Why I’m particularly interested in this stat, other than I am highly intuitive myself, is the rest of the personality traits (introversion - extraversion, thinker - feeler and judger - perceiver) are split around 50/50. It’s not until we come to the intuitive - sensor axis that the scale tips dramatically in the sensor direction.

So why are only 26% of humans more intuitive?

Notice I said more intuitive, as everyone has the ability to access their inner knowing, just for some it occurs naturally as our core way of being.

As I understand it, scoring higher on the sensory aspect of the scale means a person is more connected to the details right in front of them, accessed primarily through the five senses. What we can directly observe, smell, taste, touch, hear. 75% of humans prefer verifiable facts, and they usually don’t trust a ‘feeling’. Being naturally sensory is an evolutionary advantage, as we need people to be present in the here and now, forwarding science, technology and other very grounded fields.

On the other hand, gathering and processing information intuitively is also an evolutionary advantage. Synthesizing everything we’ve ever noticed, collected and catalogued. Every song, visual image, and phrase that captured our attention in the thousands of books we’ve read so far.

Our intuitive minds busy, busy, busy creating pathways and intersections between seemingly disparate ideas, thoughts and visuals —until there it is — the pattern emerges.

The aha moment, or what’s lovingly referred to in mystical terms as a Divine Download. A small (or large) amount of information seemingly dropped into our minds out of nowhere. Whether intuition comes from having a brain wired to more easily make connections between seemingly disparate topics, or it comes from Source – I will leave you to decide.

But I believe this wisdom is not only stored in individual consciousness, but also in a much wider field available to all. Psychologist Carl Jung termed it the collective unconscious, likened it to the 80% of an iceberg floating below sea level. A realm of powerful instincts and archetypes; most humans aren’t even aware this web of consciousness exists, or how to access it. And yet, the collective unconscious drives much of our behavior.

Some of us can access it. Forging trails through uncharted psychic and cosmic territories. Quietly sharing knowledge with each other, affirming that we DO know, what we KNOW.

What’s exciting right now is watching the 26% rapidly awakening to their gifts of wisdom, knowledge and understanding. Intuitives have always been receiving, but we were ridiculed or dismissed when we shared the mystical realm with someone who couldn’t go there. That criticism caused us to minimize intuitive messages as coincidences or question their validity.

Intuitive messages often arrive in unusual forms — visions, dreams, sounds, energy shifts we can feel, spirit animal encounters. Anything can be a channel for Divine wisdom, if we’re paying attention, engaging our super senses. Releasing the fears others may have put upon us, that diving into the intuitive realm is dangerous or evil.

We have sovereignty, no energy or entity can be in our field without our permission. But we do need to train; ideally with someone more experienced at tuning into this nebulous realm, then later experimenting with our capacity, bit by bit. I had a great intuitive mentor for five years, then I knew it was time for me to fly.

Why are the 26%ers here on the planet at this time? To remind our world of the hidden meaning underneath the surface of daily existence:

You are more than the body your soul inhabits, more than the job you do, the neighborhood you live in, the possessions you collect or the numbers in your bank account. There’s a larger field of wisdom available to all of us. A grander purpose for all who came here at this time.

You hold within you a unique bioluminescence.
It’s time for you to shine!

The first gathering of the Perceptive Collective: Advanced Sensitivity Practitioner Training is June 14th; the energy is building!

Two additional practitioners joined my new mastermind group, the Perceptive Collective this week (yay), and I can't wait to help them develop their visions of sensitive service into tangible, aligned offers. Imagine creating compassionate services and products that make life better for sensitives like us?

There are only a few spaces left, as this is an intimate mastermind group. We will be able to see everyone's face on camera, know everyone's name, and create space for each person's voice. Together, we will deepen personal and professional bonds, grow in confidence and uplift all of our sacred work.

Perhaps something inside you feels intrigued by this program - listen to your inner knowing:)

Download the informational brochure here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkeHxrPX_8haiBJmOfV-UcRHBMICY4OV/view?usp=drive_link

Schedule a call with me before June 11th: https://calendly.com/perceptivesouls/perceptive_collective

05/21/2024

All humans are feeling creatures. Yet, MRI scans on highly sensitive peoples' brains revealed that the amygdala lights up more when we're exposed to both positive and negative stimuli.

Research psychologists showed test subjects pictures of happy, smiling faces and heart-warming scenes, and pictures of suffering and violence as they scanned their brains. Then they administered the HSP self-test, a peer reviewed, scientific instrument.

Higher scores on the HSP test correlated to more activation in the amygdala. Which translated to an increase/decrease in heart rate, visible expression on their faces, and shifting body language like relaxing or tensing up.

Because of the way we're biologically wired, many HSPs and empaths believe our emotions are too large and overwhelming. We might even wonder by allowing ourselves to fully feel, if every one of our atoms will scatter across the Universe?

It's why I spent almost two decades emotionally shut down, at least externally. Didn't show to the outside world any of the emotional chaos I was experiencing inside. Of note: being hyper-stoic is a symptom of unprocessed trauma.

Bottling up intense feelings had serious consequences for my mental/physical health, and my close relationships. I pushed it all down until I couldn't, then erupted into an emotional volcano. Which isn't conducive to building healthy, trusted relationships.

Now, when I feel overly irritable, exhausted, angry at the world, or a strong feeling of apathy - I know I've been repressing again. One tool I use is naming what I'm feeling. I tell a friend or my husband, "I'm really frustrated and restless today."

He nods, listens if I need to vent and doesn't take it personal, because we've discussed why this is helpful for me. We also employ tools and practices specifically for Juan, as he has different ways of processing, even though we are both empaths.

Writing is a great way to release emotional energy, get it out on the page in a stream of consciousness, so later we can come back and read it with fresh eyes and a calmer mind.

Crying is the perfect emotional release valve. Crying on almost a daily basis has tested my capacity for allowing powerful emotional energies to move through me. Here it comes! Wow, that's big! There it goes. Ahhhh. Patting my body to check if we are still intact:)

The biggest worry empaths have about expressing our internal feelings - if we let it flow, will we hurt others? I've 100% taken my frustration out on people who just happened to be close by. Those aren't my proudest moments, but I'm learning, committed to being a more kind, patient human.

Sometimes I temporarily isolate myself so I can talk/yell out loud to myself, pace the floor, or fall apart in an ugly cry. Once I've come back to center, I reconnect, letting my loved one know I needed a moment of release. It's all about choosing the healthiest option - for you, and for others.

Developing emotional regulation tools is vital. Once the amygdala fires up, our pre-frontal cortex takes a back seat, making it difficult to access logical reasoning.

Sensitives might experience feeling sensations in their bodies, minds and hearts longer than others, so we need effective methods of self-acknowledgment and soothing. We need more space and time to tune into what's really underneath.

- What's at the root of this sadness/frustration/fear?
- Why did this one thing twist me up so badly?
= What do I need right now to feel safe and supported?

One final distinction. Yes, sensitives need to practice emotional release. We need to know we can be fully immersed in an emotional wave, then stand up and walk back to the shore.

AND...

We must be aware of how much time is needed to release feelings. Because if we stay in the anger/frustration/sadness cycle too long, we can become mired there. I'm not talking about those who struggle with chronic depression or anxiety, not telling you to 'snap out of it'.

This is for everyday emotions. Something arises, feels intense, gets processed, then the energy moves on. If you're never getting to the moving on stage, I encourage you to seek support from a licensed mental health care professional.

Our emotions can feel too big, so we push them away.
But empaths and HSPs are capable of processing our stuff.
We may need to temporarily isolate to be free to express.
Sometimes we need support and a safe container...

The Perceptive Collective: Advanced Sensitivity Practitioner Training is an intimate mastermind group for holistic, wellness and spiritual practitioners. Together, we will dive deep into the research and lived experiences of highly sensitive people, empaths and intuitives. You'll recognize the wisdom you've gained and use it to put your hand back to guide/support those just a few steps behind you.

We begin Friday, June 14th, I'd love to chat, learn more about your existing practice, or the one you wish to launch. Here's the link to review the program brochure; once you browse it, click the green button inside to reserve a private conversation:)

Program brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkeHxrPX_8haiBJmOfV-UcRHBMICY4OV/view?usp=drive_link