Being an empath doesn’t have to be a curse. You can use your empathic abilities to help others. Whether you use it in a professional capacity, or whether you just use it to help friends and family, being an empath truly can be a gift. When I’m doing animal communication readings, I open up and allow in any emotions or physical issues the animal is experiencing. I don’t do this lightly, and I do protect myself, but for me, this creates a more complete picture of what is goi

Continuing with the empath series, this week is an extension of the shielding process discussed in last week's blog. Think of this as the next step in shielding, or shielding 2.0. Hopefully, you've been practicing putting up a shield. However, instead of just deflecting the unwanted/unhealthy energy somewhere out into the universe, let's talk about how to "transmute" it. Transmuting is the process, where using intent, you change something negative (in this case, energy) int

The second part of protecting yourself as an empath is called shielding. Like the picture on the left, shielding is just that, a barrier between you and everyone else's "stuff." You energetically build a protective wall, bubble, suit of armor (or whatever symbol of protection resonates with you) around yourself. Sound simple? It really is. If you can imagine it, you can "energetically" build it. First, I suggest you ground yourself. Grounding can be done in many differen

For me, half the battle was knowing that I was an empath. Just knowing there was a reason why I acted and felt the way I did made me feel “normal” for the first time. But just knowing wasn’t enough. There were other tools I needed to learn to help me find balance. Over the next two weeks I’d like to share those tools with you. The first thing I needed to learn was to be able to distinguish between my own energy and that of others. I learned a very important question to a

When I first heard the term empath all those years ago, I didn’t know what it meant. So began my quest for information. After just a few clicks on my computer, I came across several articles that described and defined the term empath. One article stood out above the rest because it listed specific traits of an empath, 30 of them to be exact. Being the methodical person that I am, I read through each trait, putting a check mark next to the ones that I shared or experienced. N

So what exactly is an empath? A person who has empathic abilities can “tune into” the energy of others. This means empaths feel the emotions and/or physical ailments of others. Think of it like this, an empath is like a walking satellite dish. Energetic signals from all over are received by the empath, just like a satellite receives radio waves. These signals aren’t just limited to people, as empaths can tune into animals, places, or any living objects such as plants or

Have you ever felt like you don’t fit in? I mean really don’t fit in? That was me. For most of my life I didn’t fit in. It wasn’t like I was socially awkward; I had friends and a social life. But I always felt like I was on the outside of the looking glass watching everyone else on the inside. Lots of people (some I barely knew) would share their inner most secrets and thoughts, yet my inner circle was small. Being around large groups of people was unbearable. I couldn

Telepathy is the direct sending of information from one being to another. This is the form of communication that animals use with each other and with people. Since we automatically send messages through our thoughts (whether we are conscious of it or not), I’m going to focus on how we can better learn to receive (or recognize) the telepathic messages our animals are sending to us. Telepathic communication can be received in many forms: visual, auditory, feelings, taste, sm

I’m often asked the question do animals have feelings? I’m not referring to pain or basic happiness, but complex emotions. In my experience, they do. As I said before, they don’t worry about the same issues as us humans (like body image), but their thoughts and feelings go much deeper than most realize. In communicating with a variety of animals (from feathers to fur to scales), I’ve come to understand that animals are just as complex in their emotions as people. I’ve com

We all know that animals use a variety of ways to communicate, from body language, to scent marking, and vocalization. But do they communicate on a deeper level with each other and people? As an animal communicator my answer is a resounding YES! Animals have more complex thoughts and feelings that we give them credit for. They don’t necessarily have the same concerns (like do those jeans make my butt look fat?), however there is more going on than just a wagging tail or e