• The scene is of a busy walking street in Paris. A woman walks away from the camera and we wonder how she feels about her own ability to communicate her feelings. How well does she know herself and as she walks into the crowd we wonder, how many people are really good at communicating how they feel?
    Perspective and Growth

    Naming Your Feelings: Build Emotional Awareness and Strengthen Self-Advocacy

    May 27, 2025 - By 

    Communication is one of the most important skills you can build. It’s worth improving every single day. Healthy, effective communication promotes self-advocacy, helps you create healthier relationships, avoid miscommunications, and move through life with more clarity and ease. But communication isn’t just something you practice with other people – it’s also something you practice with yourself. The communication you have with yourself depends on how well you can name your feelings. Having a strong emotional vocabulary changes everything: it deepens your self-understanding, strengthens your self-advocacy, and empowers you to meet your needs more effectively. In this post, we’ll talk about…

  • Three women stand in a group and are laughing together, perhaps out for a girls night, or a night on the town. The image of different people feeling different emotions resonates with this posts message about emotional awareness. Being in a group setting like these ladies oftentimes requires emotional awareness to know how you are feeling, and the feelings of others. Gaining emotional awareness can lead to emotional empowerment. Both of these things can help you to heal your people-pleasing tenancies.
    Boundaries & Self-Respect - Confidence & Self-Worth - Emotional Awareness - Perspective and Growth

    Why Emotional Awareness Changes Everything: Healing People-Pleasing and Reclaiming Your Self-Esteem

    May 24, 2025 - By 

    For too long, many of us have confused being nice with being good – and being liked with being worthy. We do our best to smile, to be pleasant, and we see that as the baseline for acceptable behavior. As long as the people around us approve of what we’re doing, saying, or even who we are, we assume we’re worthy. We trade our emotional awareness for the perceived approval of others. This way of thinking skips the most important questions:How are you feeling? What do you want? Are you okay? People-pleasing can become so ingrained that we lose sight…

  • A woman sits alone at the beach, silver linings and rays of sun break through dark clouds. The image is optimistic with notes of sadness. It's a great representation of what it's like to be an empath. It is a metaphor for how being an empath can be heavy and difficult at times, but it's possible to stop absorbing other peoples energy.
    Emotional Awareness - Healing & Inner Work - Perspective and Growth

    How to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Energy: A Guide for Empaths

    May 20, 2025 - By 

    Have you ever been in a large group of people – maybe a work happy hour or out Christmas shopping – and suddenly felt your energy shift? Perhaps you started feeling stressed, anxious, or frustrated for no apparent reason. If you identify as an empath, these moments probably happen often. It could be as simple as someone in your vicinity carrying a heavy emotional load, and suddenly, you feel it too. While being an empath allows you to experience life deeply, it’s essential to recognize when you’re picking up other people’s emotions. Read on for more perspective on how to…