Being an Empath doesn’t have to be so scary

Growing up an Empath, I was constantly overwhelmed. I felt like a radio that got all channels at once. Being around people was exhausting and I didn’t have the knowledge or vocabulary to understand or explain why I got drained so easily. As a kid I was just labeled as “too sensitive” or even “cranky” when the overstimulation ended up making me irritated. My mother is also an Empath but has her own struggles as well, so we both had a hard time.

Michelle Howe’s 21 day challenge is great if you’re like me and still on the path to learning more about what it means to be an Empath, or if you’ve gone through all of that a long time ago and just want to reconnect. Each day is broken up into different discussions such as Balance, Laughter, Environment–Howe offers perspective on how to balance ourselves and find better health and peace. Not only from a physical perspective, since our subtle energies do tend to make us sick when we’re off balance, but she talks a lot about releasing and acceptance of where we are in our lives (it’s always right where we’re meant to be in this moment) and how to stay aware of the ways that we can trick ourselves. This is helpful for me because I’m always looking to DO, to FIX, and I have an incredibly hard time just “being”. It’s like they say, we are human beings, not human doings. 

I really appreciate that she talks a lot about being okay with mistakes. I think we tend to be even harsher on ourselves than on other people. We can try to convince ourselves that we were in the right on the outside, but internally we think we’re such pieces of trash. And this is even harder to deal with as an Empath, because we then end up feeling like we don’t deserve love, happiness, abundance, or the realization of our dreams. This isn’t true! 

Give the challenge a shot, and stand up to your own mind and belief patterns that hold you back.