Wondering why the heck you feel like crap? Well, m’dear, it’s entirely possible that you’re telling yourself a crap story. 

Maybe that story’s about yourself. Or the situation you’re in. Or something else completely. BUT . . . whatever that story is, you’re feeling like crap ‘cuz your body’s screaming, “NO! You’re wrong!” And you’re just not listening to it. 

(Now just to be clear, obviously, this isn’t always true. Sometimes you feel like crap because you’re, well, dealing with crap! #hello2020. We’re not talking about those times. What we’re talking about are the times where the solution is as simple as switching up your story and telling yourself something different.)

So what do you do about it? That, my friend, is exactly what we’re covering in this episode. 

My dear Empath, listen up, you need to know this stuff. Whether you know it or not, you have your own personal frickin’ lie detector right at your fingertips. And you need to learn how to use it! Your emotions are your GPS and, today, we’re telling you how to harness them. 

Changing to a different story isn’t being Pollyanna-ish, it’s about being plain ol’ smart.

So listen to this episode and find out the easiest way to change your story so you can stop feeling like crap … FAST. 

And hey, are you ready to let go of 2020 and step into a brighter year? Our new FREE e-journal Clear the Crap: 2020 will help you identify what you’ve picked up this year and make sure 2021 is a better year for you. 

We created it especially for you HSP+empaths because you need something different than a regular ol’ journal or planner. (Come on! You’re different from 80-85% of people, if it works for them, it probably ain’t gonna work for you!) But even non-empaths who’ve used it, swear that everyone should use it (highly sensitive or not!).

Get your copy of Clear the Crap: 2020  here! (https://empathup.com/clear-the-crap)

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2020 has been a year unlike any other for most of us. 

Crazy. Unexpected. Unpredictable. It’s been a lot of a LOT to process with all the stress and overwhelming feelings. And as empaths and highly sensitive souls, we’ve picked up even MORE of it all from the people and world around us -- because that’s just how we are! 

But now with 2021 right around the corner, it’s time for us to let go of everything we’ve picked up so it doesn’t keep weighing us down in the new year. Let’s be honest, all those feelings are heavvvvvvvyyyyy! 

Heck, you regularly clean and clear out your house! You’ve gotta do the same for your head and heart so that there’s room for YOU. 

In this episode, we talk about the 3 R’s that’ll help you clear all the crap you’ve picked up this year so you can best set yourself up for the new one. 

Want to go even deeper? Check out our new e-journal Clear the Crap: 2020. It’ll help you identify what you’ve picked up this year and prepare for 2021. Those that have done it say that everyone should use it (highly sensitive or not!), but we’ve created it with you in mind since as HSP+empaths we know you need something different!

Get your copy of Clear the Crap: 2020  here! (https://empathup.com/clear-the-crap)

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What do you think of when you hear the word transition? The life-changing ones like getting married, having a kid, starting a new job, moving to a new house? Yup, there are those... 

But what about the small little transitions happening all the time? Your daily life is chock full of them! Think about your day and how many times you move from one place to another or end one activity to start another. All transitions! Getting out of bed. Going from home to work. Doing work to running errands. Preparing a meal to eating it. Get the idea?

We don’t even think about all these transitions. We walk through our life without even thinking about them. But what if we harnessed these and used them instead?

While we CAN just rush from one thing to the next, mindfully using the transition times give us a sort of power. When we do this, we best set ourselves up for the next moment, the next thing, the next place. And we get to choose how we’re going to be in that place in that moment.

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You know when there’s a lot going on in your life and you just feel TOO much? And because you feel oh-so-very much, you start to become numb -- like a computer that’s got wayyy too much to process so it freezes up or even shuts down.

That’s one type of being numb. But there’s another. And the thing about this second type  of being numb is that it doesn’t just happen to you. You choose it. Like, on purpose!

When there’s a lot of crazy crap going on in your life and you’re completely overdone, choosing to be numb is the single best thing you can do for yourself.

As someone who feels things so deeply, choosing to let yourself feel numb means that you can turn down the volume on everything that’s going on. Which puts you in control. It also takes a ton of pressure off of you so you can do what you need to get through your day. Even with everything that’s going , you can feel a whole lot calmer and more present. 

In this episode we're discussing both types of numbness, how it helps Claire with her job, and why it changes everything.

This is a must-listen. If you’re currently feeling overdone, you need this now. And even if you’re not, you need to listen up so you’re prepared for the next time you do feel overwhelmed and overdone!

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The holidays can be a magical, beautiful time of year. Think twinkling lights, hot drinks, cozy snuggles under blankets as snow falls outside…

But, as a highly sensitive soul, you wouldn’t be the only one who felt a little wave of stress and overwhelm just thinking about the holidays. Despite the lovely images of hot cocoa and holiday lights. 

Just like the holidays can be a lovely, cozy time of year -- it can also be a crazy, stressful, overwhelming, and downright overstimulating time for those of us with sensitive systems. 

Thanks to a whole slew of reasons, during the holidays there's a heck-of-a-lot of feelings (yours and others!) wrapped up in reams of pressure and tied like a ribbon of stress.

To top it off, there's all the stuff that comes with this being 2020 and a holiday season. From health concerns to not seeing all your loved ones in person to Zoom fatigue. We have some pretty full plates this year, folks! 

We feel the challenges this time of year brings, so in this episode we’re talking about 3 tips that’ll help you get through this holiday season!

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The holidays are a crazy time for most of us. And on top of all the busyness and stress that the holidays normally bring, there’s also the added stress that COVID is bringing to the equation. 

Since she was 18, Claire has had to learn how to navigate the normal holiday stress alongside the Nutcracker. Rehearsal after rehearsal and performance after performance. It's hard not to get burned out from it all. Luckily, she’s learned a different perspective that helps her get through one of the busiest times of year. 

In this episode, she looks back on her first Nutcracker season as a professional ballet dancer, shares what she's learned from doing the Nutcracker year after year, and how she avoids (or at least limits!) getting burned out. These are ideas we can ALL use in our day-to-day lives. Plus we get to hear some life-as-a-ballet-dancer stories!

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Ever heard, “Man up” or “Toughen up”? Well, we say it’s time to, “Empath UP!” 

It’s hard to feel ALL the feels all the time as an empath or highly sensitive person (HSP). Sometimes you might feel a little off your rocker. Like there’s something wrong with you since you feel oh-so-very MUCH. An emotional sponge. It's easy to hate being a sensitive soul.

Well, we’ve got news for you. There’s NOTHING wrong with you. You’re simply part of the 15%-20% of the population wired to be more sensitive to all the vibes and emotions in the world around than the average bear.

Face it, you ARE sensitive. AND that's an amazing, spectacular gift! {Especially once you learn to harness it as your strength -- wink!}

So for all you people who feel all the feels ALL the time, this episode is for you. We’re talking about why “Empath UP,” the unique challenges that come with being an empath or HSP, why it really IS your greatest strength, the difference between courageousness and fearlessness, our hesitation with all things woo-woo, why we the term “empath” doesn't float our boat,  and more!

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Not long ago I couldn't sleep. So I wrote. And wrote. And the words just tumbled onto the page.

Those of you that journal know what I'm talking about. It feels a bit surreal, those times when words just flow out and almost feel like they're coming from someplace else that's much deeper than yourself. 

I picked up a pen and started writing what I felt about the world right now. 

We decided to share this unedited journal entry with you, my pages that usually stay private and unsaid. Which is why this episode's a bit different than other ones.

If you are an empath, please use this as your reminder, your call-to-arms, your rally cry that it’s crucial for you to share your gift of empathy with the world. Many of us, myself 100% included, have been hiding in one way or another. We get it,  it's not bad or wrong. It’s simply one way we cope in a world with so little empathy and so little understanding of what it feels like to feel oh-so-very-very much.  

But we can step our of the shadows and speak our truth, safely and powerfully. When we tap into the power of our sensitivity, we're a force to be reckoned with.

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Empaths.  HSPs. Maybe you know one, maybe you are one, or maybe you're not sure one way or the other. What exactly does it mean to be a HSP+empath? How do you know if you're one? Are empaths really any different from everyone else? And what the heck does it feel like to be one?

In this podcast episode, we dive into our journey's as empaths. We talk about what being empaths means to us, steps we need to take daily to stay sane while feeling emotions and everything so very deeply, and so much more. 

If you're an empath, think you might be one, know someone who is one, or just don’t get all the fuss about this empath stuff, this episode's for you!  

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"Toughen UP! You're being too sensitive!" “Cheer UP! Stop carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.”Ever heard these? We certainly have.As sensitive, empathic women, we know how hard it is to feel so very, very much while living in a world...