Navigating the Holidays as an Empath
Last week, one of my girlfriends sent me a text saying, “Why don’t you guys host a White Elephant gift party at this time on this date.” I responded by saying, “Sure!” Do you guys know about that? You basically give a joke gift or some other smallish type present and you play a game to determined who gets what gift, some trading can ensue etc. It’s all pretty funny. It’s just a silly light hearted way to celebrate the season. Any old gift will do! You can find something from your closet even! Sometimes the gifts are genuinely nice– frequently they are something outrageous or absurd. I often leave with something that I donate immediately to the thrift store– but it’s fun all the same!
In any case, joking gift parties aside, I know sometimes for empaths especially navigating the holidays can be difficult. For starters you are usually around a lot more people. And if you are with your extended family you might be falling into or picking up on long standing patterns. Or even just subject to the considerable tension between two members of your family that you generally avoid otherwise. This time of year can be straining for a person who picks up on ALL the emotions going on around them– because the truth is they aren’t all always joyful.
I recently had a conversation with Meredith Rom for her Rising Women Leaders podcast about just this subject: “Navigating the Holidays as an Empath.” Meridith has a lovely grace about her and I loved our conversation.
So empath, if you find yourself girding your loins (it’s just an expression! 😉 ) about this upcoming season I suggest you have a listen. I share tools and techniques on Meredith’s podcast that will help you move through this season in touch with your own joy instead of at the whim and mercy of every emotion you pass. 🙂
And if you want to make lasting changes– fill out your application for my Empath Intuition University (the next 7-month program starts in February.)
Click on the image below to listen to the podcast online or search “Rising Women Leaders” on iTunes or your podcast app.
More Resources (including joyful/funny ones!)
- If you want a little more empathic holiday advice, check out my “2 Rules For Every Empath to Know During the Holidays and Beyond.”
- Just for joy! A Christmas Story that Still Makes Me Laugh: Sometimes It’s Not the Warm Fuzzies that Make a Holiday Memorable!
- Another goofy one: A Good Way to Feel Like a Total Dolt: Snowboard While Pregnant
Love,
Aimée
Aimée Cartier is a psychic guide and the founder of Empath Intuition University. She teaches empaths who are tired of being at the whim and mercy of anything they come across how to gain control over their gift—so that not only do they not have to be constantly derailed by the experiences of others; they also know how to use their empathic gift to add positively to this world. Check out her Empath Resources page and sign up to be on her Empath Offerings list and get these kinds of posts directly to your inbox. If you are in Seattle, you can find her monthly at East West Bookshop teaching an “Understanding Your Empathic Ability” evening. Don’t know if you are empathic or not? Find out here. More about her and her work can be found at www.AimeeCartier.com.
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