The "Sensitive" Empath in Relationships

Are you a sensitive type?
Feel deeply or intensely?
Easily pick up on the energy of others?

Well. Hi. I get it. And I have found that in relationships, especially the particularly close ones, our sensitive nature can create some unique challenges. Let's talk about it. 

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The Highly Sensitive Person
The Empath
The Intuitive
​... in relationships...

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Being highly sensitive or empathic can make relationships feel hard, like a challenge, confusing, overwhelming. 
I totally get it.
​But I don't believe it has to be this way for us!

Scroll down and read through #1-5. 
These are things I certainly relate to and have heard from basically every single person I’ve worked with.
Do you relate?
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1) You may feel overwhelmed or overstimulated in the presence and energy of others.

(and it can be hard to decode why or change how you feel.)
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2) You may continuously detect the subtle shifts in the people around you.

(...and feel hyperaware or on edge, like you're picking up on a lot of information that you don't know what to do with.)
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3) You may find it hard to decipher your intuition from anxiety in the context of relationships.

(... and so it can be a challenge to make decisions or trust your feelings.)
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4) You may tend to be the "fixer," caretaker, perfectionist or people-pleaser and want to help others (and never disappoint them).

(...but you can take on too much, overburden yourself, break your own boundaries and lose your sense of self.)
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5) You may get tangled in attaching your worth and value to the validation and approval of others.

(...and feel a sense of ongoing insecurity or anxiety as you put your focus on other people vs. yourself.)
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The Path to Freedom in Relationships for Sensitive Types

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• Learn how to clearly differentiate your energetic space from others

 

• Create a feeling of safety and home from within- it's your safe space

 

• Use your sensitivities intentionally and constructively

 

• Release a need to control, fix or receive approval from others

All of those things are easier said than done, I know. But you're worth it. It's worth learning it- and it is completely possible for you to feel that kind of freedom! Everything I do is built around processes like these- operating in the world as a sensitive, intuitive type and using it as our power and gifts. Follow along with me and hang out in my world (even if it's just the internet world). I have plenty of resources and ideas for you. ​❤️

MASTERCLASS: Creating the Relationships You Want
>> Podcast: Empaths + Anxiety- Build Your Boundaries from Within
>> Video: Empathic, Highly Sensitive, Intuitive: Turn it into Your Superpower

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