Moving Through + Shifting HSP Burn Out | Tools to Traverse the Turning Tides

I was having a bit of a rough go trying to decide what to write about as we move into this new month. Sometimes it feels like each day and week are so similar to the one before and other times it feels like there’s so much change happening from one day to the next. Are you feeling this way too? One of the things that has really been showing up for me lately has been the repeating theme about Highly Sensitive People (like yourself) experiencing HSP burn out.

I’m definitely feeling it in my own life and I’m finding it showing up for my clients and friends as well. We’re officially nearing the halfway mark of this year and there are still so many places that are under lockdown orders and still experiencing a lot of restrictions to daily life. You may still be moving through some of this too or know people who are.

This in and of itself has definitely taken a toll, not to mention all of the other intensity, changes, and upheaval we’re seeing all over the globe no matter where we live. So many people have told me that they just feel like they are having a hard time finding balance, feeling like themselves, and finding a way to experience some semblance of peace in their day to day life. There’s lots of feelings of overwhelm and not knowing how to help, and also feeling exhausted from all of the information. If you’re experiencing any of this, I want you to know that you’re not alone.

In fact, you’re in really good company.

It’s not just you.

You’re not the only one having a tough time moving through this time on our planet.

It is a really difficult time and we’re all in it together.

As a sensitive soul it can feel magnified, and that’s not because you’re not trying hard enough.

It’s because it’s really hard.

Take a breath, a big one, in through your nose, and out through your mouth….good.

One more time.

Good job.

One of the most effective ways we can move through this time is to take a little time to check in with how we’re doing and make some adjustments to things that we can change. Taking good care of yourself will allow you to better know how to help someone else and to be ready to help too.

I’ve included 6 things that have been showing up as deep support systems for Highly Sensitive Souls during this time. Please use these as inspirations and ways to help you, but adjust accordingly to make these a fit for you and your needs. I hope these will inspire you to create some tools that will be helpful for you and for your loved ones too.

Change the Channel, Change Your Frequency, Literally. :

Intense frequencies can drain your energy and can create or lead to exhaustion without even realizing it. Just think about that one family member or colleague who always tells you all of their problems non stop; you may feel drained after interacting with them, while they feel better after taking all your energy from you. Changing the channel can help to reduce or eliminate this issue for you. Turn off your television, especially repeating news about trauma and other negative stories. (you can always set a time to check in on that information but don’t need it on all the time.)

Re-set the frequencies in your space; think about layering sounds that are pleasing and supportive for your nervous system, body, mind, and spirit. If you have a sound machine, get it out and play it in the background quietly. Your body will automatically respond to it and it will help to release and manage stress that could be holding space within you. You may also want to layer another gentle sound over that to help create an even more soothing space for you and the people in your home.

Think of walking into a spa or another relaxing place; you’ll notice there are often layered sounds happening to help you instantly shift into a resting state instead of being in the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn state that most people experience throughout the day.

Water:

Increase the amount of water that you’re drinking to help you move stress and tension out of your precious and highly sensitive body. Hydration also helps to increase clear thinking, better quality sleep, reduces cravings for foods and beverages which can have an adverse effect on the body, and helps to keep the organs responsible for cleaning and processing moving and working efficiently.

Pull Your Energy Inward:

You may need to let people know that you’re taking a break from being overly available for all the things. Highly sensitive people like yourself often over extend their energy without realizing they’re doing it, leaving them feeling drained and exhausted. You may need to turn off your phone earlier in the evening, allow some calls to go to voicemail, let emails sit in your inbox, and say no to extra demands on your time so you can find your own footing again and experience some personal life balance. Use this extra time to invest in activities that are restorative and uplifting for you. These things can include creative outlets, reading for pleasure, and yes, even resting.

Sweat:

I know, not the most glamorous thing in the world, but very effective in clearing away intense energies and increasing strength. Moving your body in a way that lets you sweat out any toxins, stress, or repeating scenarios/interactions you’re still thinking about will help you to clear your body and your mind while simultaneously leaving you feeling more like yourself. You’ll also be strengthening your body too which is a win win.

No need to jump into intense workout sessions if this isn’t something you’re already doing; going for a walk is a great full body workout that will allow you to sweat, move, and even get outside. If you’re not able to walk outside, pull out that workout mat, and do some gentle stretching or a gentle workout.

Clear Away the Old:

Let go of the things that are finished for you. Clear up any clutter that could be hanging around, it likes to sneak up when you aren’t looking, often in closets, pantry’s, and well meaning desk piles. That “to be done” stuff adds to the frenetic energy within and around you which over time can make things feel heavy and off. It can lead to overwhelm, feeling frustrated, and that no matter where you look, there’s always something else that needs to get done. Set a timer and do a quick sweep of a room, gathering up anything that is ready to go to the recycle bin, donation station, or to its rightful place in your home.

Cleaning out closets and places where clutter builds can help to lighten your load, literally; while also bringing a sense of peace and calm into your space that translates to more peace and calm in your life too.

Ask for Help:

Let people know what you need. This can be a really tough one for sensitive people, because they don’t want to add anything to anyone else’s plate. However, it’s important to let people who love you know what you need and to ask them for help. It’s also important to ask professional people in your circle for support too. If you need a referral for a service that could help you, ask someone you love and trust who they recommend.  

Schedule the sessions that you need to help you, don’t wait for some elusive time where everything will be easier and you have everything figured out and perfectly balanced. You’re here right now, and asking for help and then receiving that help is part of this whole thing we’re doing called life.

I know you’re more comfortable doing the helping, but helpers need to receive help too. Schedule that reading, massage, babysitter, coaching session, hair appointment, energy treatment, or __________.

Whatever it is that you need right now, you know more than anyone what that thing is, please give yourself permission to honor that message you’re receiving. Allowing yourself to receive is one of the most important and powerful ways to help shift you into a space where you feel more like yourself again while also helping your body to come back to balance and homeostasis.

The waves have been rough out there, and the energy has been a bit of a roller coaster but you know what? You’re still here and you’re doing a great job. As you take a little time today, and tomorrow, and the next day to honor your needs and to pull your energy inward, I think you’re going to find you’re feeling more like yourself again.

Please remember to breathe, to go at your own pace, to treat yourself with the same level of kindness, compassion, and love that you so easily give to everyone else in your life, and to grant yourself a little more grace.

You’re not alone. You’re Doing it. You can Keep Doing It.

If you feel guided to reach out for support from me this month, I look forward to working with you and helping you in any way that I can.

I’m sending you so much love and support from my teeny tiny corner of the world.

With so much love,
Kristy~xoxo

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Refresh. Revitalize. Reprioritize

We made it to a new month, a new season, and a new beginning!

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere like I do, then you’re in the beginnings of the spring season and if you live in the Southern Hemisphere, then it’s all things autumn for you.

No matter where you live, there is a deep message, theme, and undercurrent coming in right now that’s inviting all of us to use this new season as an opportunity to Refresh, Revitalize, and Reprioritize.

You might be receiving this message too and might be feeling like the timing is right for you to take action on some of the things that have been showing up for you. There’s an energy happening about getting things going and gaining traction on ideas, inspiration, and projects that have been on your mind or on the simmer phase so to speak. Get ready to increase the heat, because this is a powerful time to see some of your visions begin to take shape and get going.

• Maybe you’re feeling a deep desire to clear clutter and organize so you can have a bright and refreshed space that feels more functional and streamlined.

• Maybe you’re being guided to start a new workout routine or to pull out your walking shoes and make a commitment to getting your steps in again each day.

• Maybe you’re ready to start looking for a new place to live and you’re taking action to get in contact with the right professionals to support your dream of a new home.

• Maybe you’re being guided to change your eating habits and feel a gentle cleanse or lighter eating style coming into your life.

• Maybe you’ve been working on a pivot or shift to your business and you’re feeling ready to implement the changes you’ve been working on behind the scenes.

• Maybe you’re finally ready to launch your new website or publish your new blog post and put yourself out there to the inter-webs.

• Or Maybe….

• You’re ready to __________________________.

Pay attention to the messages you’re receiving right now about making changes and implementing shifts to help your vision gain traction and momentum. Sometimes those messages will show up as ideas, inspiration, images, hearing someone talk about your idea, a gut feeling, or other forms of divine guidance. These messages are there to support you in moving in the direction of your goals.

You may find that part of your message includes reaching out for support from a professional, a mentor, or someone in the field or area that you’re interested in too.

One of the other themes that’s coming through right now is about Reprioritizing the things that are really important to us. There’s almost this positive negative charge thing happening where we’re being given an opportunity to comb through our day to day life and our values to see which ones are creating a positive charge and which ones are creating a negative charge.

Things that may have been lighting up on the positive side a few months ago may not be contributing that same charge anymore, and that’s okay. In fact, this checking in process is very helpful and important in reassessing where you are right now, what’s important, and what’s shifting for you.

If you can take some time to check in with the things in your life to gage the positive and negative charges, you’ll be able to more easily see where your priorities are changing and move in the direction that’s aligned for you right now.

Sometimes, it can help to write these things down so you can see what they look like visually. Or you may find that talking about it out loud helps you to clarify the shifts happening for you; or maybe you know what is taking precedence in your life right now and what has come full circle for you. There’s no one way to do this, there’s only the ways that feel right for you on any particular day.

However, making time for this exercise can be very enlightening and very supportive in gaining a clear understanding of what actions and areas to invest in right now and how to approach and work with this new energy in the ways that are right for you.

Can this kind of shift and reprioritizing bring some big emotions or feelings up for you?

Yes, of course it can and allowing yourself to really feel the cycles and shifts in your life are all part and parcel of this thing we call change.

Feeling the emotions that come up for you is part of the process and a very cathartic part of this process. So, when emotions come up for you, breathe, and to the best of your ability allow yourself to feel how you’re feeling. Of course, reach out for support when you feel guided, as that’s part of this process too.

This time is ripe for forward motion and actually creating some traction on the ideas and projects that you’ve been working on behind the scenes so far this year. If you’ve been feeling the energy building to a shift, then you’ve been feeling this energy building, and now it’s here.

This month, take some time to invest in the things that will allow you to Refresh, Revitalize, and Reprioritize so you’re moving in alignment with the values and inspiration that is important for you right now.

Please know that I’m cheering you on as you continue to lean into the divine guidance you’re receiving and I’m here to support you if you feel you could use some support from me whether it’s an Intuitive Session, Energy Treatment, or a Coaching Session.

With love from my teeny corner of the world to you,
Kristy~xoxo

P.S. I’ve been enjoying this new energy too and have been taking some time to plant my garden, rearrange my home office, read for pleasure, and I’ve been doing a green juice cleanse too. This is one of my favorite times of year where I live because the weather is getting nice, the flowers are waking up and it’s not triple digit heat so I can actually open my windows. (yay) I hope that you’ll enjoy working with this new energy too and I look forward to supporting you and hearing all about how this new energy is moving you forward.

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Looking Forward, Looking Back

Well, we made it to March 2021 which means we’re officially closing in on the 1 year anniversary of the first round of shelter in place orders. Can you believe it’s been a whole year? Some months felt like an entire year on their own while others seemed to move along a little more quickly.

Who knew that March would become a global anniversary for all of us to take a little time to reflect on the past year... #2020. Most people have celebrated their at home birthday, (mine was yesterday) some will have theirs in the next 2 weeks; but overall we’ve experienced a lot of changes in this trip around the sun.

I was thinking about some of the big themes that showed up for me during this time and how I feel about them now, a year into this process. It’s hard to choose just one aspect because so much has changed, yet so much is still very similar. Are you finding that too?

My big themes were:

• Streamlining

• Simplicity

• Surrender

When I was thinking about this, I could see how they all fit nicely under a larger umbrella of letting go but at the same time, they each feel like they had their own moment and focus during different phases of the past year.

Maybe you can see how your personal themes have a common denominator too.

For me, a huge focus was on trying to get things as smooth and simplified as possible and to keep pivoting when and where I needed to so that I could make space for the unexpected. (to the best of my ability.)

I feel like there’s almost a quality about this year that feels similar to wrapping up a school year. As a student you can look back and point to so many specific things that you accomplished, learned, overcame, and the insane hours of the non-stop getting it done-ness that comes from being a student. As adults, it seems like the growth curve tends to look and feel less severe as it did as a student. However, this past year was a lesson in what seemed like near constant growth.

If you find yourself feeling tired or a bit like you’re crawling over the one year anniversary mark, you’re not alone. We’ve been going through it, simultaneously, even if in our own homes with varying degrees and decrees of lock down orders.

I wish that I could give you a gold star, a certificate of achievement, and a huge high five to help mark all that you’ve been through and how well you handled all this constant and unexpected change handed to you.

I was thinking about the opportunity I’ve had to support people who’ve worked with me during this past year and how incredibly people were rising to the occasion in so many aspects of their lives. Often times, when things get tough we just start where we’re standing and then when we get a little reprieve we almost forget how much we’ve done because we just kept going day after day.

Maybe you:

• Became an expert at zoom

• Created a home office and officially joined the working from home community

• Became a Homeschooling professional or a Distance Learning Wiz

• Became an expert at managing multiple schedules, including your own so everyone had a place to work, study, and have some down time.

• Became an expert at maximizing small spaces, organizing everything so your space was efficient in setting everyone up for success.

• Became really good at capturing small but significant windows of time for yourself so you could decompress.

• Became interested in something new like making sourdough starters, canning, gardening, meal prepping, house plants, or _______________.

• Became interested in something that you have been meaning to get back to again like playing an instrument, pulling out that sewing machine, or actually writing pages for your book, song, or screenplay.

• Became more clear about yourself, your needs, and the direction that you want for your life.

• Became more connected to the real you again. Maybe you could more easily hear that small still voice inside letting you know which things were on your list of values and which things had been moved to your list of letting go.

• Maybe you’ve fostered deeper relationships with the people in your inner circle.

• Maybe you’ve become crystal clear about the way you want to feel, and the way you want to move forward now at this one year anniversary.

• Maybe you can see how this time has shaken loose some of the things that were on their way out and you may not have known it at the time, but now you feel much lighter.

• Maybe you can see how far you’ve come.

• Maybe you can see all the progress you’ve made.

• Maybe you can feel an increased sense of self worth and self reliance.

• Maybe you can see actual proof in your own life reminding you that you can move toward the things that are calling you. You are stronger than you give yourself credit for and you do have what it takes to make big changes, even when they’re unexpected. Not only did you keep moving forward this past year, but you thrived while taking each step.

I think this is an important moment to stop and reflect on your own personal experiences as well as the overall impact, changes, and shifts that you’ve been a part of for someone else this past year.

None of us arrive at this anniversary alone, we arrive together even if we can only connect via technology, we’re still having this experience together.

Going forward from here, there will be more changes and shifts…more pivots and adjustments. However, it feels like the big stuff is behind us and now we can fine tune depending on where we live and the degrees and decrees of varying lock down orders.

I think two of the most important take-aways from this experience includes remembering to reach out for support when we need it; (yes, that means asking for help.) and letting the people in our lives know that we love them and are here for them even if we don’t live in the same home, community, state, or country.

Save some of that love and support for yourself too. You deserve it and you’re doing a great job!

Happy One Year Anniversary!

With so much love and gratitude, from my teeny corner of the world to you,

Kristy~xoxo

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5 Ways to Support Self Care

Just dropping a quick note to say hi, and to check in with you and see how you’re doing today.

As we continue to move deeper into this Mercury Retrograde cycle and find ourselves moving closer to Valentine’s Day; I thought I would share some of my favorite + fast ways to support self love and self care.

While these terms may have reached buzz word status for us as a culture, their value and level of importance are still significant and worthwhile investments. I find that overall, these areas tend to be sidelined the most by busy, high functioning, and highly sensitive people…like yourself. There’s always something else that tends to be more important for whatever reasons, which often activates the I’ll get it onto my list for tomorrow scenario.

If this resonates for you, take a breath.

It’s okay.

You’re not alone, in fact you’re in really good company.

However, there are lots of ways you can honor your self care while still caring for the other people, projects, and promises on your lists.

You may have noticed that some big themes surrounding healing, relationships, and old patterns have been coming up for you during this retrograde period. Some of the issues showing up may be about taking good care of yourself, holding boundaries with people who need them, and letting go of the past so that it’s no longer weighing you down.

Maybe the themes showing up for you include focusing on wellness, simplicity, or personal peace.

Maybe it’s ________________________.

No matter what your theme is or how it’s showing up for you right now, this is a beautiful time to take good care of yourself while you move through your messages and divine downloads about how this retrograde is supporting you in releasing what is no longer serving you.

Self Care and Self Love can be quick and seemingly simple while also creating a big impact on the way you feel. Below you’ll find some of my favorites which are great for highly sensitive souls who often find themselves with lots of items on their daily to do lists.

I hope you’ll find this supportive while also inspiring you to create your own personal list of quick go to’s so you can cultivate a pattern of self care for this retrograde and long after.

Calm + Comforted

Think about the 5 Senses: Sight, Sound, Scent, Taste, Touch
There’s a reason places that generally focus on creating a relaxing or supportive atmosphere put a lot of emphasis on these aspects. Our nervous system instantly responds to these areas and moves us from a stress state into a resting state.

You don’t have to spend a lot of time doing this, I promise. (You can do this almost anywhere.)
At home, you can turn on some gentle music, fill your diffuser with your favorite oils, use warm or relaxing lighting, drink something you love out of your favorite mug or glass, and maybe add in your favorite sweatshirt for a bonus. (you check off touch and taste with your favorite mug plus something yummy to drink but a favorite sweatshirt too, yes please.)

Dry Brushing

This helps to calm and soothe the nervous system and supports overall wellness by moving the lymph system. With so much time being spent at home and often sitting in front of a device, dry brushing can help to move the things that the body is trying to release. This is also a great way to gently exfoliate your skin. This is a great treatment to do before you shower or soak in your bath.

Breathe

Consciously practicing some deep breathing or belly breathing throughout the day helps to reduce tension and stress inside your body while also supporting your nervous system and helping to clear your mind. (Win. Win. Win.) Set 5 alarms/reminders on your phone throughout your day. When your breathing reminder chimes; stop and take a deep breath in through your nose, hold it for a count of 3 and then exhale. Repeat this breathing technique 3 times; then you can get back to what you were doing before the reminder. You’ll notice a difference even after 1 day of this self care treatment.

Move

Moving your body, even for 5-7 minutes will help to clear your body of tension and stress, increase oxygen to your brain, and help you to clear the meh energy from being in front of your computer and under too much artificial lighting. You can dance around your house while you blast music, you can stretch, go for a quick walk around the block, walk around your kitchen island if you can’t go outside, or anything else that feels like a fit for you.

Bath Time

Pour yourself the kind of bath you would make for someone else you love. All too often, we don’t take the time to indulge in a healing bath treatment for ourselves but will happily create one for someone we love. There’s no right way to do this, but there are some things that really take a bath from good to fantastic.

Focus on the 5 senses to create your bath treatment; use gentle lighting, get those oils out for a nice comforting aromatherapy experience, maybe use your favorite soap or bubbles you’ve been saving, play some gentle music, grab a little snack and something to drink, and make sure the water temperature is to your liking.

Let the bath completely fill before getting in, you don’t need to rush, you can actually enjoy this experience while also bathing.

Spend at least 20 minutes indulging in your bath, remember no need to rush. You’ll find that you relax pretty quickly during this treatment.

Here are some things that you can add to your bath to customize your experience to honor your needs:

Epsom Salt: Soothe sore muscles

Sea Salt: Help clear away energetic energies weighing you down and also support those who are land locked in connecting with salt water.

Lavender Flowers/Essential Oils: Calming, gentle, and can help with winding down for sleep.

Rose Petals and Other Favorite Fragrant Flowers: Infuse your skin with scent and flower properties.

Citrus Rounds and Herbs: These can add comfort and scent to your skin. Citrus is cooling for the skin so this is a great option when the weather is warm. I love a combination of lemon, lime, and grapefruit paired with rosemary and lavender.

Milks and Honey: These can help to slough off dry skin while polishing or fortifying.

ACV: Helps to detox and alkaline

Green, White, and Dandelion Tea: Helps to detox the body, green and white tea have caffeine in them, so use sparingly if you’re caffeine sensitive or before sleeping.

Chamomile Tea/Flowers: Very calming for the skin and body, can help with winding down for sleeping and helps to calm the nervous system and nervous tummies.

If you aren’t a bath person or don’t access to a bath, you can still create a soothing shower treatment.

Focus on the 5 senses, and maybe mix a custom salt scrub for yourself so you can support your skin and infuse it with the treatment that will support your current needs.

Overall, investing in any treatments or self care systems will yield big benefits for you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You are 100% worth it! I hope this little list will inspire you to try some new ways to take good care of yourself, starting today.

I’m wishing you a gentle day and a very gentle remainder of this Mercury Retrograde cycle.

Sending you a big hug from my little corner of the world to you,
Kristy~xoxo

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Rewind. Reset. Refocus

Are you feeling that very specific feeling that sounds a bit like a record scratch? Yes, that is the sound of Mercury going into Retrograde…no need to panic but yes for a few weeks we’ll be receiving an opportunity to practice our Re’s. This retrograde is happening in the sign of Aquarius and will be with us until February 20th.

We’re just now coming off of that big full moon we had last week and are now riding the wave that is Mercury Retrograde, the first one for 2021. Some people get nervous about this time of year while others don’t really let it phase them. I think it’s a good idea to be aware that we’ve moved into the energy and have an idea of what to expect and some ways to add some extra support if we feel like we need it. You know, a little plan with some support systems built in, just in case…it feels like it’s a good idea overall.

One of the easiest ways to think about this time is in terms of the Re’s at least this is a really useful way for me, maybe it will be for you too.

So, think of or even make a little list of the Re’s that are showing up for you right now.

Here are a few to get you started:

Review
Rewind
Research
Revisit
Reconstruct
Rebuild
Reset
Refocus
Receive

If you’ve been working on healing you may find several of these Re’s on your list:

Rest
Restore
Renew
Replenish
Rejuvenate
Relax

If you’ve been to my office in the past, you may recognize this list as the message on the welcome board as you walked in for your session.

This is a time of slowing down and getting clear on what we’re needing to re-do so we’re ready to move or launch forward after this time is complete. So, if you can think of this as a time to double check what you’re working on and wrapping up what may be sitting on your to do list pile, you can more easily move into the slow flow of this energy.

Some of the more challenging aspects of this time can be having to actually go back and deal with the stuff that’s been put off for whatever reasons. This isn’t something that only you may not be fond of experiencing, it’s one of those things we can find a common ground on with other people in our circle.

Breathe.

It’s okay, sometimes we need a little push to get things going, including the things we wish someone else would tackle for us.

Another big area that shows up at this time is Confusion with Communication.
Imagine if you will the impact of your communications if everything you wrote and said was autocorrected like your phone tries to do to your text messages.

Yes, seriously.

So, a way to work around this fun little foible is to double and triple check the things you send out via email, text, voicemail, and yes even real life, real time talking. I know…so annoying, but it’s one of the fan favorites of Mercury Retrograde, giving us lots of opportunities to review our communications during this time.

Sometimes, even if you check and recheck, you may still find yourself in a situation where someone misunderstands you and you’ll be given an opportunity to repeat yourself in a way that the other person can actually hear you.

This brings me to the next big area which is Technology. Since most of us use tech for the majority of our communications, it makes sense that we’d be guided to do extra backing up, storage, and safety measures just for good housekeeping at this time.

I find the more that you can create a safety net for yourself at this time while simultaneously giving yourself some extra grace and building in extra cushion for yourself timewise, the gentler this time can be.

Some things to think about when creating the support system that’s right for you can include but isn’t limited to the following.

What kinds of themes have been showing up for me over the last several months?
What kinds of things have I been putting off due to whatever issues/reasons?
What frustrations or repeating challenges have been showing up in different areas of my life?
What issue/s do I want to be done with or clear out at this time?
What old habits or ways of living feel like they’re no longer serving me?
What do I know I need to be paying attention to right now?

As you tune into your stuff, you can find some ways to help yourself move through the areas that are requiring your attention right now.

I find that it helps to build in white space, don’t try to overpack your schedule right now.
Make room for the repeat, the review, and the restarts.

Think Grace, Space, and Pace

Treat yourself the same way you treat others you love, make space for yourself, and go slowly.

Retrogrades can be healing times, and opportunities for Renewal and Reawakening.

While we’re at the beginning of this time together, I hope that you’ll find this little message to be a supportive and gentle nudge to make this retrograde a time of respite and receptivity in the ways that resonate for you.

Even though we’re watching and experiencing another round of varying degrees of lockdowns and restrictions, I’m here for you and would love to work with you if you feel guided to receive some extra support from me at this time.

As part of my retrograde review, I’ll be remembering all of the wonderful times and experiences that I’ve had in my downtown offices over the last nearly 15 years. As just one of the many of people who’ve been professionally impacted by the lockdown orders in my home state; I’m sad to say that I’m another person who’s lost their physical location. I’ve been so blessed to be able to continue working with so many amazing people like yourself through distance sessions. I’ve been paying through my lease this whole time and while my lease is officially up in 60 days; I’ve already dismantled my office and released the things that didn’t come home with me to my home office.

If you came to see me at either of my downtown offices, thank you! If you’ve had a phone or distance session with me, thank you! If you read my last book which was almost exclusively written at my 3rd street office, thank you! I loved creating a space to help you rest, restore, and replenish and I’ve loved being able to give you real in person hugs too.

I continue to look forward to working with you in the same way we’ve been working together over the last 10 months, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I’m sending you lots of love and support from my teeny corner of the world to you.

With love,
Kristy~xoxo

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Full Moon Must Have's

Full Moon Must Have’s

If you’re a highly sensitive person, you may find that you’re impacted by the cycle of the full moon.

If you find that you experience physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual shifts during the full moon, then you’re not alone.

Below you’ll find some common Full Moon Symptoms.

These symptoms can show up a few days before the full moon, the day of the full moon cycle, and continue for a few days following the full moon as well; leading to around 7 days of potential symptoms and full moon experiences.

 Common Full Moon Symptoms:

• I find that Empath’s, HSP’s, and Intuitives experience these symptoms more than those who don’t identify as sensitive.

1. Slight Fever

2. Headache

3. Achy or Highly Sensitive Skin

4. Increased Sensitivity to Light, Sound, and Crowds

5. Pressure in the Head and or Body

6. Feeling Lethargic or in Slow Motion

7. Feeling Foggy or Find it Hard to Focus

8. Bloating

9. Nausea

10. Clumsiness

11. Intense Emotions and or Deep Feelings

12. Find Old Issues Resurfacing for Another Layer of Healing or Clearing

13. Need to be Alone or to be Quiet

14. Need More Sleep than Usual, Including Naps

15. Exhaustion

16. Insomnia

17. Dehydration

18. Upset or Sensitive Stomach

19. Food Cravings

Here are My Must Have’s For This Time:

Please just use this little list as a jumping off place for you to create your must have list or your own Full Moon Kit so you can take good care of yourself during this cycle. I’ve found that once Highly Sensitive People like yourself understand that these symptoms are real, they aren’t imagining it, and they’re connected to a 28 day moon cycle; there’s a feeling of relief. I’ve also found that by understanding how to work with this cycle, sensitive souls can experience a gentler full moon cycle and even glean positives and productive experiences during this time.

Extra Water:

Drinking more water than usual is really important to help with any clearing or releasing you may do during this time. It also helps with bloating or physical discomfort that can show up for you, including dehydration headaches. If you have trouble remembering to drink water when you’re cold like me, you may want to place it in several places where you can easily access it throughout the day.

Epsom Salt + Sea Salt:

More water again, if you have access to a bath tub, I would encourage you to take a salt bath daily during the seven days of the moon cycle. This is one of my favorite ways to add comfort during this time, I find it really helps me physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. It can help reduce swelling, tense muscles, and support you in releasing anything that’s trying to move on during this time. It’s also very soothing and relaxing. If you have trouble sleeping during this time, an evening salt bath can help you to relax.

If you don’t have a tub or aren’t a bath person, you can do a gentle salt scrub in the shower to help your muscles and clearing process. Be gentle during this process, no need to scrub really hard, you’re just trying to receive support from the salts, not scrape away your top layer of skin.

Comfortable Clothing + Accessories:

I’m one of the people who has a significant skin reaction and increased skin sensitivity during the full moon. I only wear the softest clothing I have during this time, including cozy socks, and layering pieces. When I’m home, I exclusively wear cozy house clothes, fuzzy socks, and use my favorite and softest blanket. I even change my sheets to my favorite set during this cycle because my skin goes to a whole other level of sensitive.

Heat Pad:

Sometimes, the body aches will be uncomfortable for me so I’ll use my favorite heating pad to help soothe any aches, or weird cold bones that can show up for me during this time. This can also help me rest and sleep if I’m experiencing insomnia too.

Favorite Movies + Favorite Snacks:

I like to have my favorite soul soothing movies and snacks on hand in case I feel like I want to slip into another world as part of my full moon self care routine. (Hogwarts Express, here I come.) Food Cravings are a common symptom that can show up and I like to have a few of my favorites available so I can enjoy them if I feel the craving coming on…you’ll find popcorn, salt and vinegar potato chips, and vegan oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies in my snack pack.

Journal:

I like to be able to write down my thoughts and feelings when those big emotional waves show up for me. I like to look back to see what I’m working through and how it shifts and changes and works out throughout the course of the year.

Essential Oils:

I’m a big oil lover, and if you ever come over to my home or to my professional office, you’ll be greeted by oils. It’s really hard for me to choose a favorite oil, which is a question I get often. I don’t even know if it’s possible to choose just one, so I’ll give you my favorite full moon oil list so you can see which ones are your favorite.

Lavender: It really is the swiss army knife of the oil world and it’s so great for calm, soothing, ang healing support. Drop a few drops in your salt bath for all the calming vibes. Diffuse when you need extra emotional support or add a drop to your favorite carrier oil and rub over your heart chakra for emotional soothing.

Bergamot: Bright, uplifting but also simultaneously soothing, supportive, and calming. This one is so great for so many things plus it’s a member of the citrus family and pairs beautifully with so many oils….for instance like Lavender.  

Frankincense: I mean, it’s such a powerhouse and all time favorite for a reason, it does so much and I don’t even know if there are enough words to explain how incredible this plant oil is when thinking about it’s potential for support. It’s calming, soothing, allows for an easier transition into meditation and prayer, and it helps to clear the air with its natural properties. I always diffuse this during a workshop because it has such a multifaceted support for participants. I love diffusing this during the full moon cycle because it helps me to see the big picture and receive messages and take aways for the issues showing up for me.

Tree Oils: All The Tree Oils Please. I think you either are or aren’t a tree oil person; in the same way that you either are or aren’t an ocean or a lake person. I think that you can appreciate both, the lakes and the ocean but usually people feel more drawn to one over the other and will swim in one over the other and have strong feelings about their reasons why. I digress, so if you are someone who naturally loves being around trees and feel called to be near them and even feel a clearing, and more like yourself when you’re near them, then there’s a good chance you’ll love tree oils.

I’m one of these people, and like other Tree Oil People, I can’t get enough of them. I adore them and really do feel called to use them, especially when I could use some extra comfort, clearing, and emotional support. There are so many tree oils to choose from as you can imagine as there are so many trees. (Thankfully!)

Here are some of my Tree Oil Favorites:

Northern Lights Black Spruce
Idaho Blue Spruce
Idaho Grand Fir
Frankincense
Palo Santo
Cedarwood
Sandalwood
Eucalyptus

Quiet:

I find I need more quiet at this time and will give myself permission to turn off my devices early when I need to and will create a quiet environment for myself so I can just be. During this quiet time, I may read a physical hard copy book, knit or stitch, bead, journal, or just watch the flicker of the candlelight mode on my diffusers which are all over my home. Sometimes I’ll go for a walk around my neighborhood and just listen to the birds or just sit and watch the clouds go by. I find that it’s not about a specific amount of time that I need this quiet, my body just knows what it needs and I try to honor that in the ways that feel right for me on any particular day.

I hope this will help you to find some Support Systems that are a great fit for you and your Full Moon Experience. Remember there’s no one way or right way to move through this powerful time; there’s just the ways that are right for you on any particular day. I hope that by leaning into your own personal Must Have list and creating your own Full Moon Kit you’ll be able to experience a more gentle cycle and maybe even experience some positives and some self care too.

Kristy~xoxo

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Happy New Year 2021!

Happy New Year,

We made it to January and to a brand new year, and I hope that you had a peaceful and happy holiday season.

The energy this year already feels so much more fast paced and intense, you may already be feeling it too. There’s this little push pull situation that often happens at this time of the year. There’s so much excitement for the new year and all of the potential it brings with it. (Plus, saying goodbye to 2020 feels pretty great, am I right?) However, there’s also this energy of slowly coming out of the holiday energy, which is sometimes referred to as the holiday hangover. (I know, not the best term.) If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re also experiencing winter which is a time of rest, restore, and replenish.

So, if you’re feeling a mix of big energies to get up and go and hit the ground running, and also to take it easy and to go at your own pace, and also a bit of sadness that all the pretty lights and bobbles are put away…guess what? You’re right on time!

The energy is all of these things right now plus all of the things that are happening around us locally and globally.

If you’re still feeling your way through how you’re adjusting to this new year and still setting intentions, or planning out some of your goals for this year; again, you’re right on time.

• Take a deep breath, in through your nose and out through your mouth

• Good

• Again

• Take a moment to notice any places or spaces where you may be holding onto tension, tightness, or pressure. Give yourself permission to release that energy as you continue to breathe.

• Good

Sometimes, we don’t even notice how much pressure we’re putting on ourselves while trying to get all the things lined up for the year and planning how to get all these things checked off our many lists.

You do have what it takes to create and enjoy this new year in the way that resonates for you.

You do have the ability to create a vision for what you want and to take daily action steps toward that dream and vision.

You do have what it takes to remove the things, people, and situations which are no longer a fit for you.

You do have what it takes to honor the true calling and guidance within you as you look ahead into your 2021.

You are not alone; even if you feel lonely.

You are enough.
You are enough.
You are enough.

You do have the ability to dream bigger this year and to release and or break any glass ceilings that are no longer serving you so you can expand into the life that truly calls to you.

It’s safe for you to lean into the calling of your soul this year, in any and all the ways that you’re being guided to become more of the real and authentic you.

I see you
I see the real you
I believe in you

I know that you can move forward this year in the ways that are a genuine fit for you while also honoring your balance, energy levels, personal happiness, and joy.

I know that you can maintain your healthy boundaries this year while also creating time and space for self care and self love.

I know that you have the ability to love and support yourself in the same ways that you so easily help and encourage the other people in your life each and every day.

Today is a fresh start
This month is a fresh start
This year is a fresh start

And I know that you can prioritize the things that are genuinely important to you as you begin to dream and plan for your new year.

Whether you feel guided to create a vison board, monthly or quarterly goals, lists,  ____________ or a combination of ways to honor and support your year...please know that you’re capable of making this a wonderful year.

Last year was tough for everyone, this year will have its own challenges, like each year.

However, this is a time to lean into the spaces and places where you are being called to honor your desires while focusing on what brings you joy, happiness, and peace.

If you feel so inclined, today happens to be 1.11 which is a really powerful day for manifesting and anchoring things into our lives. In angel numbers 111 means “Your thoughts are manifesting instantly, so keep your mind-set focused upon your desires and give all your fearful thoughts to heaven for transmutation.”

Maybe take a few minutes today to think about all of the beautiful possibilities you would like to bring into your life this year and then do something that makes you happy.

Joy is a light, bright, and fast energy which opens our hearts in powerful ways.

I’m wishing you a fresh start and a new beginning that is filled with joy, happiness, peace, and unlimited kindness and opportunities this year.

If you are an oil lover like me and could use some oil blend ideas for this new energy, I have a blog post for you here; enjoy!
 
With love from my teeny corner of the world to you,
Kristy~xoxo

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New Year Essential Oil Blends for All the Things

| Fresh Start |

3 Citrus Fresh
2 Grapefruit
1 Peppermint

| New Beginnings |

2 Frankincense
4 Stress Away
2 Patchouli

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| Manifesting + Dreaming |

3 Abundance
3 Into the Future
4 Frankincense

| So Fresh and So Clean |

3 Lemon
4 Thieves
1 Peppermint

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| Calm + Comforted |

3 Lavender
2 Peace and Calming
2 Stress Away

| Cabin Fever |

3 Northern Lights Black Spruce
3 Idaho Grand Fir
2 Idaho Blue Spruce
3 Sacred Mountain

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| Zen Den |

4 Frankincense
2 White Angelica
3 Cedarwood
4 Patchouli

Wishing you a wonderful New Year!
Enjoy these blends and please let me know what your favorites are in the comments below.

Love,
Kristy~

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No Tricks, Just Treats

it’s a blue full moon tomorrow (2nd full moon this month) and…Halloween!

The energy feels extra big, extra special, and extra ripe for deep healing, releasing, and marking the moment in the ways that feel right for you.

If you’re here in the Northern Hemisphere, then you may or may not have Halloween cancelled where you live. It’s cancelled where I live. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, you may have Beltane celebrations being cancelled.

No matter what community activities are or aren’t happening, you can still make the most of this time in the ways that speak to you. Let the range of activities slide from the silly to the serious for potential contenders tomorrow.

Movie Marathon with all your favorites from childhood all the way up to now.

• It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

• the Garfield Halloween Cartoon (Don’t know the official name, but you know which one I mean, right?)

• Harry Potter

• Hocus Pocus

• Practical Magic

• Ghostbusters

Any Scary Movies you might like (I have no recommendations for you because I can barely handle the scary scenes in Harry Potter without covering my eyes. Yes, seriously.)

Or:

• Dress Up and give yourself permission to eat your favorite candy and treats

• Do a Zoom Halloween Party

• Decorate Your Windows or Front Porch for any littles going to see Halloween decorations while staying in the car.

Or:

• Make a simmer pot filled with all of your favorite fall things.

  • Apples, Pears, Cinnamon, Cloves, Allspice, Cardamom Rosemary, Lemon, and Oranges and then enjoy all the cozy vibes that fill your home.

• Bake something inspired by the season that’s a fan favorite in your home.

• Make a special essential oil roller for a theme you want to focus on this season.

  • Manifesting

  • Miracles

  • Meditation

  • Spiritual Gifts

  • Peace

  • Joy

  • Fun

  • Romance

• Make a special meal that represents this season for you. Set your table in a way that feels uplifting for you and then eat at the table. (Light the candles, or turn on the led’s, play music, and enjoy your meal.)

Or:

• Take some time to do some internal work about what you’re releasing that’s no longer serving you.

• Do some healing on some old or repeating themes that have been showing up for you.

• Honor your departed loved ones, guides, angels, and spiritual support team.

• Take a moon bath and star gaze (maybe while drinking apple cider)

• Ask for answers to a question or issue that you may be dealing with right now and allow yourself to receive the answers that come through for you.

• Enjoy some quiet meditation

• Lean into the gifts that come with the veil being so thin and so gentle

Or:

Anything that resonates for you.

This isn’t so much about what you do, but that you do something that resonates for you.
Mark this moment and lean into the energy a bit in whichever ways are right for you.

There’s magic in the air right now, tap into it.
Accio Wand!

With love and magical blessings,

Kristy~xoxo

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Just For Today

As we begin to round the corner on the end of 2020, with the finish line in sight, sometimes it’s this last bit where we need a little more energy to get through the last lap.

If you’re feeling a little meh or a little burned out, trust me you’re not alone.

You know everyone is collectively feeling this way when as a planet we are fine with not knowing what day it is or what time it is and we’re all just riding this wave of one day transitioning into the next.

Most people I talk to are ready for restrictions and lock downs to be finished while we’re simultaneously hearing about the next round coming up; and watching second rounds already happening for people in other countries.

All of this intensity takes a huge toll on us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Even if you’re doing all the things and taking great care of yourself and your loved ones. (Awesome job by the way!) This still takes a toll on all of us.

So, if you’re feeling a bit beleaguered today, please know that you’re not alone.

Please know that it doesn’t mean that you need to push harder, do more, or that you’re aren’t trying hard enough to make things better.

• It means that your soul is tired

• It means that your body could use a bit of genuine rest

• It means that you are emotionally taxed

• It means that you are mentally at your capacity and could use some self care

It means that you’re going through an extraordinary experience and it’s a lot, a whole lot, and you’re doing an incredible job.

A powerful way to shift some of the heaviness you may be feeling individually and collectively as a highly sensitive person is Counting Your Blessings.

While this may seem too simplistic to make a shift or impact at the level you want or need; I promise you, it will create a shift for you.

Sometimes it’s the simple things that make this most significant shifts.

When we focus on our blessings, even 1 thing, anything, we open ourselves up to grace, receiving, and gratitude.

We automatically shift into our heart center and this helps us to shift to a place of gentility, love, and healing.

Sometimes it can be easy to get stuck in the thinking, fixing, and problem solving space. There’s a time and a place for that, absolutely; however, staying in that energy can disconnect us from feeling and noticing what is working, what is good, and what we do have in our life that we consider a blessing.

This isn’t a Pollyanna painting over our reality type of thing.
It’s an opportunity to name and feel grateful for our blessings which helps us to come into our heart center, to lighten our load, to reset, and to have more insight when we go back to solving a problem and creating solutions.

This exercise is like a breath of fresh air.

It literally lightens our load and allows us to come back into our heart, even if only for a few moments throughout the day.

Just for today, try to find and name 5 blessings in your life.

You can choose anything you want, only you know what your blessings are for you.

• Pay attention to the way you feel when you find and name a blessing.

• Pay attention to the things that it makes you think about.

• Pay attention to the memories, insights, and ideas connected to this particular blessing.

• Pay attention to all the messages that come flooding through for you, today.

Just focus on today.

Be where you’re at right now.

In the middle of the stuff, in the middle of the all the feels, right now, just for today.

Try to find and name 5

Even if you can only find and name 1, it’s still a win!

I’m sending you love and I want you to know that I’m supporting you and cheering you on as we continue to round the corner of this last lap of 2020 together.

With love from my teeny corner of the world ,

Kristy~xoxo

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Finding the Magic in This Moment

Happy Full Moon, and Happy first day of October!

I really don’t understand how it’s already October but at the same time the months seem to be flying by so here we are knee deep in the kick off to the festive holiday season.

This month has 2 full moons, today the first day of the month and the second on the last day of the month, Halloween. If you’re a Halloween person, this might make it feel even more fun and in the spirit of things so to speak. If you’re living somewhere like me where Halloween has been cancelled due to regulations, that’s okay you can still get into the spirit of the festivities at home in ways that feel like a fit for you.

Some people have told me they’re going all in on decorating and doing all the things because they haven’t been able to go anywhere or do anything and decorating feels uplifting for them. Other people have told me they’re putting out some pumpkins and putting up their trees so they can get it all going at the same time. While yet another group has told me they just don’t have the energy for it.

No matter where you fall in these groups or somewhere in between or a totally unique hybrid; I think that 2020 has really shown us where we are and what is important to us right now. It doesn’t matter if what’s a fit for you is the same thing as someone else you know and love. Lean into where you are from a place that feels supportive, comforting, and nurturing for you.

If you feel like going all in, great!

If you feel like putting the entire holiday season on blast at the same time, great!

If you feel like this year you need to establish calm and not add additional work to your plate, great!

If this has never been your thing and you just don’t feel like doing it, great!

As we move into the holiday season, schedules traditionally tend to get busier with more things to get done and more places to be. This year however, even though we haven’t been going anywhere it feels like we all could use a collective respite.

More than ever, this is a time to honor what you know you need to do to give yourself some extra tlc. Pay attention to how you feel about leaning into this seasonal shift as it’s a great litmus test for the things that your soul is longing for.

Do you feel like you need more…

• Joy

• Fun

• Play

• Laughter

• Imagination

• Magic

• Nostalgia

• Sentiment

• Family Tradition

• Connection

• Comfort

• Healing

• Calm

• Quiet

• Peace

• Rest

• Gentility

• Introspection

• Self Care

• Or __________________

Tuning into the areas that speak or resonate for you will help you to know where you’re at right now and what your spirit is asking you to increase or decrease to create the recipe that’s right for you, right now.

This is a big spirit month too, this is a time when the veil gets thinner and we’re able to connect more easily with our higher self, guides, angels, and departed loved ones. As you take a little time to invest in the areas where you can use some extra support, you’ll find these other connections are stronger for you too.

In the Northern Hemisphere we’ll begin having shorter days and longer evenings, and cooler weather which will bring people inside even more than we’re already doing. The quiet, the darker days, and the time doing gentler or inside activities quiets the mind of too much chatter which also increases the connection to spirit.

You can also strengthen that connection through meditation, creativity, play, intention, prayer, practice, and formal training.

If 2020 has been a crash course in getting clear on what is and isn’t working, let this month be a time where you fine tune what your soul has been trying to tell you for some time, maybe more than just this year.

Lean into the energy of this month, take time to turn inward.

Look over your list of what your soul would like more of and take action on those things to the best of your ability.

You may find a connection back to the real you, even though you were never gone, the connection may become clear and open as you give yourself permission to honor the places and spaces of yourself that want some attention and tender loving care.

I love that this month has full moons on the first and last days, they feel like book ends to me; marking important work and insights that will happen between them while also moving into some kind of portal. Lean into this time in the ways that are right for you. October is giving us a gift and an opportunity to do some important work on ourselves and our spaces so we can prepare to move through the end of 2020.

I’m wishing you a powerful and supportive month filled with the things that soothe and speak to your soul.

With love from my teeny corner of the world,
Kristy~ xoxo

P.S. There are still fires where I am and for so many others throughout the west. Thank you so much for your heartfelt thoughts, notes, prayers, and good vibes that you’ve been sending; it’s very appreciated!

If you’ve been here for a while you may know that in, October I give myself the soup, stew, and chili challenge where I make something under that umbrella every single day for the entire month. I was going back and forth about it this year because you know…all the things. However, I’ve decided to do it so I’ll try to keep you updated on my progress and will share through stories on the gram.

Okay…I’m signing off for now because one of the things my soul needs is more magic, whimsy, quidditch, and butter beers. I’m going to get out my Harry Potter stuff and set it up so I can watch the movies whenever I feel guided this month.

Until then…Mischief Managed.

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Changing Seasons | Changing Energies

Happy 1st day of Autumn, or 1st day of Spring if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere!

It feels like a huge shift by moving into this new season; the last one felt so long and drawn out. I don’t know about you but 2020 has left me feeling a bit exhausted and at times feeling weary. However, this shift in season even though it’s still hot where I am, feels like a palpable shift in more ways than one.

One of the ways I like to welcome a new season or a significant shift is by doing something that feels like it marks the moment. It doesn’t really matter what it is per se, just that it’s something that feels meaningful to me.

Yesterday, I smudged my home and then did an intentional mopping of my home with fresh rosemary and lavender from my garden to help prepare for the shift in season and as a marker for the last day of summer. I set intentions to clear away anything lingering that wasn’t positive, helpful, or needed as we move into a new season.

Today, I’m making a meal that feels aligned with the season as a way to welcome or mark the day. I also put out some things around my home that feel more cozy, calm, and aligned with the seasonal shift. Hopefully it will be here soon, because for one of the first times ever in my life, I’m looking forward to the cooler weather…I’m not usually a big “ber” person…I prefer longer days and flip flops.

There are lots of ways to mark a moment to make it feel special and anything that shows up for you or that feels like a fit is perfect. There’s no one way or right way to do this, just the ways that are right for you on any particular day.

• Today is a great day to set some intentions for your new season.

• This is also a powerful time to reflect back on things that are coming into a harvest or collection space for you.

This has been a strange and intense year with lots of challenges, however it’s still an opportunity to see what things you’ve accomplished, achieved, moved through, and learned over the last 9 and a half months.

• Give yourself some gold stars on your star chart for the wins you’ve had this year.
  (Including perseverance)

• Focus on some things that you’re releasing and why you’re ready to let them go.

• Take a few deep breaths and allow yourself to make some space for your personal joy, peace, and needs in this new season.

I’m wishing you a beautiful and gentle new season, filled with kindness, calm, and support.

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With love from my teeny corner of the world,
Kristy~ xoxo

P.S. A huge thank you for the messages, good vibes, and prayers you’ve sent to me about the fires, I am so appreciative! We’re still dealing with the fires, however I’m still in my home which I’m incredibly grateful for every single day. Our go bags are still packed, but we’re praying the fires will be out soon.

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Simplify. Streamline. Stillness

Happy September!

I don’t know about you, but August felt almost as long as March did and I’m so grateful for a new calendar month. September always seems to mark a significant shift for me as we officially move into the “ber” months and can see the end of the year in sight even though we still have a way to go…it’s definitely in sight. For many this also creates excitement for a new season and all that it brings with it, cozy vibes here in the northern hemisphere and all the spring energy for the southern hemisphere. (Plus… it’s officially canning season…if you know, you know. wink)

This year though…it feels a little different.

2020, it’s still bringing so much tumultuous energy and ups and downs. September marks 6 months of lock down for me here in California and for many other states too. There’s a variety of closures and lock down levels all over the globe still happening combined with a lot of intensity. However, that being said there’s also a great deal of love, support, and service showing up in the middle of everything happening.

Maybe you’re experiencing this.

Maybe you’re creating this experience for someone else. (Parents + Teachers I’m looking at you)

Maybe you’re experiencing a bit of both.

One of the big themes that keeps showing up as we move into this new month is all about taking good care of ourselves and getting things back down to the basics.

I keep seeing this is especially important for highly sensitive people, like yourself.

The key words that came through for September were: Simplify. Streamline. Stillness

Even when I look at those words, I can feel a level of calm and comfort wash over me.

I hope that you can feel that gentility too.

I could clearly see this message as creating a calm in the eye of the storm.

Even with so many things happening around us, reaching for these themes this month will be a deep support system for highly sensitive souls.

This theme is not something to add to your to do list or make you feel like you have to find yet more energy or extra minutes in your day to experience this support.

It’s the exact opposite.

This is all about clearing away the things that aren’t needed right now to create space for you to be supported. Taking a few minutes today to mentally check in with yourself about what isn’t needed will allow you to begin this process of simplifying and streamlining.

You can probably think of several things right out of the gate that are not needed and not happening this month. Great job! Let them go and feel yourself feeling lighter already. Choosing to let things go this month doesn’t mean you can’t circle back to them at another time, it just means that you’re not going to add stress to your plate thinking about it, it’s off the menu completely.

Breathe.

I keep seeing an image of space, empty space. When you walk into a home, shop, office, or physical place (remember going into places?) that feels light, uplifting, and clear; you’re feeling space. You can physically feel open space and it feels good to us because it allows for breathing room and room to decompress.

So, think of this letting go as a way to create space for you this month. As you let go of extra things to do and you make your priorities the basics of what you need and want to focus on, you automatically get the calm and breathing room.

Now, you may be thinking “what if I can’t figure out what to let go and how to bring things back to the basics?” Just take a breath for me, you can do this.

There’s no one way or right way to do this and your way may look different than mine and that’s okay. The only thing that matters here is that you listen to the messages you’re receiving about how to move into the theme of Simplify. Streamline. Stillness.

You may decide that decluttering and donating is a must to get things out that need to go.

You may cut back your plants and put your gardens to bed or prepare them for cooler weather plants.

You may organize the piles of stuff for all the zoom calls and move all the things into their officially organized places so you can use your dining table for eating again.

You may put a stop to a project that needs to become a lower priority so you can do something more pressing.

You may feel guided to _______________________.

As you take action on the things that are showing up for you to simplify your life, you’ll also receive messages about how you can streamline your systems and day to day life too.

That’s the really cool and even magical thing about simplifying, you open up to solutions, and create space for the ways to implement processes that are going to be supportive for you.

These processes can be as simple and significant as setting up your coffee pot before you go to sleep so you wake up to fresh coffee.

Doing a quick pick up before going to sleep so you wake up to a space the feels good to you.

Laying out your things for the next day of zoom calls, phone calls, or whatever is on deck for you.

Prepping some food, snacks, or green drinks for a few days.

Setting out your workout stuff so you can get up and get it done right away.

These are just a few things that can help you to streamline and support your own wellbeing more easily.

As you focus on simplifying and streamlining you move into the stillness piece.

Getting into that quiet space that helps you to feel fulfilled and supported comes more easily when excess, white noise, and chaos energy is reduced to the best of our ability. When you clear away the things that aren’t needed you make space to lean into the things that fill you up allowing you to enjoy that stillness.

Stillness doesn’t have to mean silence.

Stillness doesn’t have to mean sitting on your meditation pillow.

You may find that stillness and connection through music, or through creativity. That stillness inside of us is stirred and nurtured when we do things that resonate with our souls. When we’re under great amounts of stress we need this connection even more and it often becomes one of the things that goes onto the back burner.

As you clear away the stuff that isn’t a focus this month, you make space for the things that do matter.

You matter.

Taking good care of yourself matters.

Investing time, even seemingly small amounts of time into the things that soothe your soul are worthwhile investments.

You are a worthwhile investment.

Creating space for breathing room is a gift that keeps on giving.

You are deserving of this gift.

So, at the beginning of this new month, please take a few minutes today to think about and connect with the ways that you can honor this theme of Simplify, Streamline, and Stillness for yourself and your home.

Trust the messages that come through for you, you know what is right for you.

As we buckle in for a month that feels like it’s bringing with it some intense energies and experiences, and as you choose to take good care of yourself, you’ll move through September more easily.

Focus on honoring your sensitivity by making some small but significant shifts this month.

You can do it and it will be worth it. Yes, you are worth it!

I’m sending you so much support as we walk through this time, together. We may not be able to see each other in person but I’m still here to support you over the phone, skype, or through distance sessions.

With deepest love and gratitude,
Kristy~ xoxo

P.S. In case you were wondering or if you’ve seen some of my Instagram stories; yes, I’m canning every little free minute that I can get and setting things up before I go to sleep and getting up really early to get a few more jars filled and a few more recipes off my check list.

Like most things this year, 2020 has made canning season a little more challenging too. There’s an aluminum shortage in the US, so there aren’t many lids or bands available which has forced me to choose only a fraction of what I usually put up each season. That’s okay, I’m so grateful that I’m able to do what I can and have been enjoying making jams, sauces, mustards, and more. I’m going to keep going until my last jar is filled and enjoy every minute of canning season even if it’s a little different this year. :)

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Refocusing, Recalibrating, and Resetting for August

I hope this finds you well as we officially move into a brand new month together.

August.

Wow, this time of year usually marks something for me, and maybe you experience this too…even though it’s definitely still hot, there’s a shift that comes with hitting this month on the calendar.

A shift in energy.

A shift in focus.

A shift in readiness.

A shift in knowing that we’re moving back into a time of getting back to school, cooler weather is on the horizon for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, and an opportunity to get some things we have on our list front and center before we wrap up the last bit of the year.

It’s like being on the starting line waiting for the go signal to hit the ground running on this last bit of the year.

For me, even though I’m no longer a student, this time of year still stirs and nurtures these experiences for me and I still really love it.

This year, it feels like there’s a bit or a record scratch happening in the background of all of this energy…very loudly I must admit but still in the background.

Can you hear it too?

We may be experiencing similar record scratches or they may be different but we’re collectively hearing this happening and feeling all the feels about it too. We’re collectively having this experience together from our own homes all over the planet.

Maybe your record scratch is about whether or not you’ll still be working from home for the remainder of the year.

Maybe it’s about scrambling to find a way that’s right for you and your family to support your child’s education this back to school season.

Maybe you’re a teacher and you won’t be able to go back to in person classes this fall and you’re grieving being with your students.

Maybe it means more important dates in your life where you have to isolate, social distance, and experience separation from people and experiences which are important for you.

Maybe it’s all the things, and none of the things especially that makes it hard…the I can’t quite put my finger on it feeling.

Maybe you’ve baked all the sourdough you can handle, shared it safely with neighbors, and now don’t really know what to do.

Maybe you got more than 1 BINGO on the lockdown scoreboard you found on the inter-webs and feel you’ve been really upbeat about everything and now you’re burned out and don’t want to play anymore. (that’s okay by the way…totally natural.)

No matter where you’re at with all of this, you’re not alone.

Turning the corner on how we move toward the end of the year with a lot of these issues still part of our day to day can feel heavy, overwhelming, and downright dismal.

I’ve had people tell me that they don’t want to be a Debbie Downer but that they’re really sad and having a hard time because this has been going on longer than they expected.

I’ve had people tell me that they’ve lost momentum, feel disconnected, and that they’re experiencing sadness.

Many people tell me that they feel guilty for feeling this way because they feel grateful for so many other things that they have in their life.

Maybe this resonates for you too.

The truth is that this situation, the things that are happening directly to you within your world and the things happening in the larger outside world around you are impactful, real, and take a toll on you.

They take a toll on all of us.

There is no part of you that is wrong for feeling your feelings.

It’s healthy to feel your full spectrum of emotions, and to allow them to move through you in constructive ways.

You don’t need to hold back or be embarrassed for feeling the way you feel, even if you have happy things happening in your life too. You can be grateful, joyful, and appreciate and still have a hard day or hard moments throughout the day.

As we all lean into this big left turn that is August, let’s take a big deep breath in through our noses, and hold it at the top of the breath, and then exhale for a big clearing. Good….feel free to repeat if you need to.

The truth is that we’re going through a time of deep healing, clearing, and yes…upheaval too.

It looks like we are scheduled for some more bumps ahead; however, that doesn’t mean we can’t also allow this time to be a marker for us.

Maybe your marker will be:

Taking more time for rest

Slowing down a bit

Taking some things off of your list

Asking for help and allowing yourself to Receive it once it’s offered

Choosing 1 thing that’s important to you on a personal level to focus on as we lean into the rest of the year

Acknowledging how you’re doing and letting yourself be where you’re at…also remember to give yourself gold stars on your chart for your wins. (wins are really important no matter how many turns around the sun you’ve made.)

Scheduling support services where you could use it, so you don’t feel like you’re trying to hold everyone and everything up all by yourself all the time.

Just in case no one has told you this in a while, please let me be the person to tell you that you’re doing a really great job.

I can see you.

I see all the effort that you’re making and all the time you put in to keep things going for yourself and others.

You’re doing a really great job!

Thank you so much for all you do. Please make sure you take some time to be as good to yourself as you are to everyone in your world.

You are appreciated.

You are worthy.

You are valuable.

You are loveable.

You are enough.

You are enough.

You are enough.

With all my love and gratitude, I’m sending you so much support from my teeny corner of the world to you. I’m wishing you a healthy, happy, August…one with things to look forward to that feel good to you.

Love,

Kristy~xoxo

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Digging Deep for Healing and Home

I know I usually send a little note at the beginning of each month, but last week I was under the weather and was getting the very strong message that I just needed to rest.

It seems like that has been a big theme so far this month, are you feeling it too? There’s been so much coming to the surface for so many people. The last few days it seemed like the number one theme for nearly everyone I talked to was all about Family of Origin issues coming to the surface.

Some things connected to Family of Origin can include but aren’t limited to:

• Issues surrounding parenting style and family dynamic

• Family Values or Family Stories

• Roles within your family; including those you didn’t choose but that were assigned to you

• Challenging the family norms

• Breaking away or “violating the family story” (By calling out any hypocrisy or issues within that story or way of being.)

• Black Sheep Issues or Experiences

• Expectations, Pressures, and or Perceived Successes/Failures

• Enmeshed Family Dynamics

• Emotional Trauma and or Triggers

• Self Actualization and Healthy Boundaries

• Autonomy and Healthy Sense of Self

This area is really powerful and filled with lots of positives as well as pain points for people. If you’ve been noticing themes surrounding Family of Origin showing up for you too, you’re not alone. Sometimes this stuff shows up as memories, or we may hear a conversation play over again in our head which can bring it all back for us; and sometimes it shows up when we are around our family members or even just talking to them over the phone.

This is an area that can bring up lots of deep healing and room for growth for all of us which is a wonderful thing, but it can also be a challenge too. Sometimes, these issues can feel like a circular experience; right when we think we’ve cleared it, it shows up again. Like most healing processes, this isn’t something that is finished in one fell swoop, it’s more like the analogy of the onion, peeling layers back little by little.

This is such an interesting time we’re all moving through together but separately. With all of the intensity of this year, the lock downs, all of it; it feels like the deep healing that’s happening is even more prescient and palpable, especially for highly sensitive people like yourself. Deep Healing has been on the menu for a while this year and it seems like we’re getting yet another opportunity to focus on self care, deep clearing, and honoring the places and spaces that need some extra tender loving care right now.

One of the most important places we can focus our attention right now is our home. While home is definitely a place where we always want it to rise up to greet us, now more than ever we’re getting lots of opportunities to reconnect with our homes in so many ways. Maybe you’re finding yourself spending more time at home than you have in a really long time…I know I am. (That moment where you feel like you’re going on an adventure when you go into the kitchen…yeah me too.)

Any ways that you can make your home feel more like you and more like a place that fills you up will be so supportive for you right now. It will also foster a safe and gentle space for you to process and move through any healing that could be coming up for you now and in the future. I find that working on or investing in our homes, also helps to clear and heal Family of Origin issues that are showing up too. Home and Family of Origin are deeply connected and when we honor ourselves and our own homes, we can heal the pain points we are working on from the past.

Even if you aren’t living in your forever home right now, that’s okay you can still invest in making your space a place that feels supportive for you. There’s no one way to do this and you don’t have to spend a lot of money doing this either. Anything that feels like a fit for you will make your home a space that is more in alignment with you. Think back to when you were a kid and the times you wanted to change something in your room or move the furniture around so it felt better to you. It’s the same thing now, just some more space, and you get to decide if you’re going to go ahead and paint a wall a bold bright color or set up a cool loft area.

Some things that can really help to clear and create a sense of home and healing can include but aren’t limited to:

• Streamlining, Focus on Keeping Things You Love

• Clearing out Closets, Pantry’s, Linen Closets etc.

• Organizing, Making Things More Accessible to You

• Moving Your furniture Around for a New Look or Set Up

• Changing Throw Pillows, Blankets, and or Bedding

• Bringing in House Plants

• Releasing things that have a heavy connotation for you but you’ve kept out of obligation

• Smudging

• Diffusing Essential Oils

• Space Clearing and or Energy Clearing

• Playing Music in Your Home Instead of the Television

• Clearing the Outside Spaces of your Home Especially Around the Front Door

• Only Allowing Kind and Respectful People Into Your Home

Making small but significant shifts can make a huge impact in the way we feel and the way we move through our day to day life. As most of us are continuing to stay home this will be a powerful way to honor and support your healing and self care at this time.

Remember that as you go through this natural healing process that it’s important to be gentle with yourself. Treat yourself in the same ways you would someone else you care about. Talk to yourself in the same ways and tone you talk to your loved ones and care for yourself with the same level of love, compassion, and kindness.

• Breathe.

• Go slow.

• Listen to your body.

• Rest when you feel guided, even if you’re not a napper, take a nap if you need it.

• Drink more water.

• Lean into your support services and tools.

• Say no to extra demands on your time and energy.

You’re not alone.

This is a time of deep healing and honoring your needs is important work.

Everyone benefits when we take time to heal and to rest.

Remember you can’t give or help others when you’re exhausted, burned out, and empty.

Honoring your needs is the most loving thing you can do for yourself and for all of the people you love in your world.

I’m sending you lots of love, comfort, and support from my teeny little corner of the world to yours!
With love,
Kristy~ xoxo

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Exhaustion, Fatigue, and Burn Out: How to Reset, Restore, and Replenish from Healer Burn Out

Hi, I’ve been thinking about you and wondering how you’re doing.

So much has happened since the last time we connected so I thought I would check in with you.

Last week, I hit a wall. You know the feeling right, when all of a sudden your body just says, yep, that’s it that’s all, I need a rest.

Even though you’re doing all the things you’re supposed to do to create a support system for yourself; sometimes you need more rest and genuine respite.

In addition to hitting a wall, I also put my back out, which is super frustrating + not fun at all. I was able to keep working which was great but in between sessions, I was resting and lying flat on the floor and doing all the things. (I’m much better now.)

The theme that kept coming up for my clients last week was deep exhaustion, burnout, and fatigue.

Maybe this resonates for you too.

With everything happening all over the world right now, it’s taking a deep toll on all of us.

No matter what you’ve been called to do on a personal level, you’re still being impacted physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually every single day.

Every single one of us are being called to the actions that are a fit for us and they may look different than someone else’s. However, they are equally important and equally impactful on you and your well-being.

One on the things I’ve been hearing a lot is that people don’t feel like they’re doing as much as someone else they know personally or based on something they’re seeing on the gram.

The overall feeling is that they don’t believe they deserve to feel so exhausted because they perceive their contribution as being less than someone else’s.

This belief can trigger feelings of guilt which can lead to trying to do more even if your body is telling you to take a rest.

This can also lead to worry, anxiety, insomnia, and lowered immune system to name a few symptoms.

Any kind of intensity and trauma is deeply impactful on all areas of our lives; and 2020 has been a nearly non stop influx of intensity. This level of stress is completely depleting for all of us and it’s natural for the body to experience physical signs letting us know we need to genuinely rest.

If you’re experiencing this, you’re not alone; in fact you’re in really good company and you’re right on time. Collectively, it feels like we’re all experiencing this need for deep rest across the board.

Like most things, there’s no one way or right way to experience rest, renewal, and restoration; there’s only the things that resonate for you based on your needs.

I’ve included the messages that I’ve received about this for you below so you can see which ones resonate for you. You’ll find that different things resonate for you on different days depending on your energy level and personal needs. However, what I know for sure is that this need for a deep rest is something we all need to honor.

Physical Support:

• Increase Hydration + Water
  Stress increases dehydration in the body so if you’ve been feeling parched, increase your H2O

• Move your Body
  Gentle movement is what’s been showing up, walking, stretching, and low impact activities

• Light Foods and Beverages
  Light, gentle, and cooling foods are showing up to help the body process + work more easily. Heavy foods, alcohol, and sugars can create inflammation in the body which can make you feel sluggish and fatigued.

• Vitamins
  Vitamin D from the sunshine is a big support system. There’s an overall message about increasing your vitamins and minerals so that you keep your immune system strong. (Especially because stress depletes the immune system.)

• Grounding
  Get your bare feet on the soil, sod, or sand as often as you can so you can absorb the negative ions and electrons from the earth and offload any surplus of positive ions you may have stored due to living under a tech umbrella. (This is especially important right now since so many people are working from home and their homes are filled with wifi.) Grounding helps to reduce inflammation in the body.

• Detox
  Infra Red Sauna or Sweating can support clearing away toxins that may be stored in your body contributing to inflammation and feelings of fatigue and exhaustion. Please use Infra Red Sauna according to the safety regulations. (You can detox by moving your body too, this is a natural detox system we have built in which is why we sweat when we exercise.)

• WiFi
  Turn your router and devices off while you sleep. Keep your phone out of the room or at least away from your head while you sleep. WiFi can lead to sleep disturbances, inflammation, and even intense nightmares especially for highly sensitive people. Turning off your router allows your body to truly rest and drop into deep reparative REM sleep more easily.

• Sleep
  Increased quality sleep is so important right now. The way the body heals is during sleep, so it’s imperative you’re experiencing deep REM sleep daily. Even if you need to nap and you aren’t a napper, give yourself permission to nap.

Mental and Emotional Support:

• Talk About Your Feelings
  Find someone you trust you can talk to about how you’re feeling; don’t hold everything inside of you because you don’t want to “burden” someone else. You need to find a way to release and talking is a powerful support system.  You can contact a professional if you don’t have someone in your circle to support you.

• Write
  Journaling is another powerful way to process your thoughts, feelings, and insights. Even if you aren’t a journaling kind of person, just writing on notebook paper or even post its and then throwing it away can help a lot.

• Take A Break
  Take a media break. The brain doesn’t differentiate between what you see and what you experience; it thinks it’s all happening to you so it turns on all the chemicals and trauma responses inside your body as a support system for you. We aren’t meant to be flooding our bodies with adrenaline and cortisol all day every day. These stress hormones take a huge toll on our bodies.

• Boundaries
  Say no to extra demands on your time, including but not limited to picking up the phone when you know that you can’t deal with any more additional stress from others.

• Lean Into Activities You Love
  Investing time in things that honor you and fill you up are like an elixir for your body, mind, and spirit. So, play music, work in your garden, swim, ride your bike, make art, read a book, color, soak in your tub, or anything else that resonates for you.

• Let Go of Comparison
  Focus on what you’re being called to do and honor that wisdom. Remember you may be called to something different than someone else and that’s okay. You may Not be called to showcase your efforts online; release the need to explain why you aren’t placing your actions into the public arena. You know what you’re being called to do.

• Oils + Sense of Smell
  Trauma is stored in the amygdala of our brains. The olfactory system which is also housed there, pairs scent with trauma. So, this is why people have such strong smell memories connected to traumatic events. The power of smell allows us to clear and heal trauma and move it out of the amygdala so we can begin to clear it. Oils, flowers, herbs, and simmer pots can all help to release tension and trauma from your mind and body.

Spiritual Support:

• Meditation
  5 to 10 minutes of daily meditation will help to reduce the stress and tension in your mind and body and bring you back to a place of balance and feeling more like yourself.

• Calling on Your Angels and Guides
  You are not alone, even if you feel lonely. Call on your spiritual support team to help you in all areas of your life. You can also ask them to give you a clear sign in your physical world that you’ll easily notice and understand to let you know they’re with you.

• Tools
  Toning, Smudging, Singing Bowls, Space Clearing etc. have been used throughout time because they work and allow us to clear and connect to our higher selves and spiritual support systems. If you have some tools that resonate for you, get them out and use them.

• Prayer
  The power of prayer has been documented over and over again and it works. If you’re called to pray for yourself, or someone else, this is a powerful support system. You can also ask to be placed onto a prayer list if you would like to receive prayer.

• Ask for Support
  Reach out for additional support whether through an intuitive session, an energy treatment, or other kind of spiritual support service that resonates for you. These kinds of sessions create huge shift, clearing, and a deep reset for the body, mind, and spirit.

Creating a recipe of support which resonates for you right now will offer you the extra support you need to begin to truly rest, restore, and replenish. Remember there’s no one way or right way to do this, just the ways that are right for you. Even if you “know” this please remember to implement this so that you can keep your body, mind, and spirit strong and balanced.

We need you.

You’re important, valuable, and seen.

Your contributions matter.

You make the world better by being here.

You deserve to feel healthy, happy, and strong.

Resting is an action.

Healing is an action

Investing in wellness is an action.

Honoring your needs is a healthy and honorable cause which benefits everyone.

I’m sending you love and support from my little corner of the world to yours.
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With love,
Kristy~

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Heavy Hearts; A Time for Healing

Well we made it to the halfway marker for the year.., and as we start this new month, there is a palpable heaviness in my heart.

To say 2020 has been tumultuous would definitely be an understatement; however, the past week has been especially hard. I’m sure that you’re feeling it too.

There’s a heaviness within and around us, no matter where we are, as a global community we can feel it.

As a highly sensitive person you may be feeling physical experiences of your heavy heart showing up as:

• Trouble Breathing/Holding your Breath

• Mouth Breathing

• Insomnia

• Anxiety

• Racing Heart

• Chest Pain

• Nervous Energy

• Panic Attacks

You may also be experiencing mental, emotional, and spiritual effects from all of the intensity as well. Some symptoms of this strain can show up as:

• Lethargy

• Deep Waves of Grief

• Fear

• Heaviness

• Confusion

• Overwhelm

• Trouble Focusing

• Feeling of Being Disconnected from Source

• Unsure of how to move forward or remember purpose

• Analysis Paralysis

• Self Medicating

• Co-dependent Behaviors or Patterns

When we experience trauma, whether it’s direct or indirect it’s imperative that we move through it and actually allow ourselves to feel what we’re feeling. Often times highly sensitive people have been told they’re “just too sensitive” their whole lives or that they need to “toughen up and get a grip” so they often haven’t learned how to feel their feelings without ridicule or shame and tend to hold things inside. Many highly sensitive people experience imploding, where the hurt is all inside of them as this has been a “safe” pattern for them to feel their feelings while being surrounded by people who didn’t allow them to feel or express themselves in a healthy way.

So, while we’re moving through this time together; it’s of the upmost importance to give yourself permission to move through your emotional process; knowing that it’s part of the pathway toward healing. If you have little ones at home with you, allowing them to see you model healthy coping mechanisms and emotional healing are powerful lessons that you have the opportunity to share with them.

If you need support in moving through your thoughts, emotions, and experiences, please reach out for support.

You aren’t alone; and asking for help is very important.

If you feel called to physically get out and help, reach out to your local community to see what you can do. Remember this is something that you’ll be called to do, please don’t allow someone to coerce or guilt you into an action that isn’t a fit for you.

There are many ways to help including making calls, petitions, fundraising, raising awareness of groups who need volunteers etc. Tune into what your inner guidance is guiding you to do and allow others to honor what they’re being guided to do.

As a highly sensitive person, it’s important to hold strong boundaries around yourself especially if you have people in your life who want to drain the little bit of extra energy you have. Breathe, and know there is a difference between being there for someone and letting people deplete you.

Many Lightworkers are being called to do energy work, prayer, clearings, and healing at this time. If you’re being called to this work, please know that it’s very important and very needed right now. Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Support are all needed at this time, equally. In any ways that you’re being guided to serve, your actions are appreciated and impactful.

It’s important to go slow at this time, to the best of your ability and to rest when you can. Trauma is well, traumatizing and takes a huge toll on us.

• This is the time to lean into your extra tools and support systems.

• This is the time to allow yourself to receive help.

• This is the time to lean into your support circle, even if your circle is purely digital.

• This is the time to breathe, and to reset your nervous system.

• This is the time to feel your feelings.

• This is the time to ask for support when you need it.

As we continue to move through this week, I just want to give you a gentle reminder that there’s a full moon eclipse happening on Friday. Full moons can be intense and can lead to pressure building within and around us even in the most gentle times. So, please just pay attention to the way you’re feeling as we continue to move closer to the Friday energy and to be conscientious about where you go and what you do.

I’m sending you so much love, gentility, and comfort,

Kristy~xoxo

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Why Does This New Moon Feel So Big?

Happy New Moon!

This one feels like a big one, not that the other new moons aren’t big too; this one just seems to be holding so much within it.

Are you feeling it too?
Is the energy showing up in your life in a big way too?
Maybe you’ve been feeling it pulling you into its tractor beam all week…I know I have.

One of the things that’s really been showing up for me around this new moon is how there’s movement for people in different places, all over the world. There’s this shifting happening; and on some level all of us can feel it. There’s a shifting happening within as well as around us even if it isn’t happening within our own community.

• Maybe you’re living somewhere that’s beginning to reopen.

• Maybe you’re living somewhere that’s been open for a while.

• Maybe you’re living somewhere that’s not opening in any way but you’re surrounded by communities that are opening.

All of these situations, no matter which one you’re experiencing is impacting us personally and collectively.

There was a feeling of solidarity in the joint experience of all of us sheltering at home, separately but together.

Now, things are shifting and so are we.

The emotions and experiences during this time have been intense and similar to being on a roller coaster that doesn’t end…it just keeps going.

Now that we’re moving into this new space, there’s a whole new batch of emotions and feelings circulating; which is totally natural.

• Some people are experiencing grief over not getting enough done during this time, or not using this time to truly rest, restore, and replenish.

• Some people are experiencing feelings of uncertainty about how to move forward and when it will be the right timing for them to dip their toes back into their “regular” day to day life.

• Some people are feeling angst or frustration as they see loved ones returning to activities that they want to experience but can’t due to their local regulations.

• While others are feeling excited and grateful to participate in some of the activities which are meaningful to them outside their homes.

No matter where you find yourself, today; know that you’re not alone.

How you’re feeling about where you are and what’s happening around you is the exact right thing for you; even if it looks different than someone else.

As we lean into this new moon today; this is a perfect time to think about how we want to move forward into this next season or space.

What do you want to nurture or invest in as you think about what’s important to you and your life moving forward?

• What would you like to build or support in your world?

• What things are no longer a value for you?

• What things have run their course for you?

• Which people, situations, and dynamics are finished for you?

• Which positive experiences, values, lifestyles, and feelings are you going to spotlight, make priorities, and the focus of your new life?

This new moon time is a beautiful time to draft, create, and focus on what your new day to day will look and feel like.

• Who will be there with you?

• What will you be doing?

• What will it feel like?

• What will it look like?

• What will your main values and focus be?

• What will this make you feel?

This time at home has made many things abundantly clear, some of the biggest take-aways for most people have been things that aren’t a fit any longer (even if they never were, now it’s crystal clear) and what’s truly important to people in the bigger picture.

So, today, take a few minutes to think about what has shifted for you during this stay at home time and what is shifting within you now as things are beginning to change again.

Focus on what you want to grow, nurture, and experience.

Feed those values and experiences that resonate with you so they grow and flourish.

You know what’s right for you going forward and this is the time to claim them in your heart and in your mind. (You can proclaim it out loud if you feel so compelled.)

I’m sending you so much support and encouragement as we continue to move through these big shifts, together.

With love,
Kristy~xoxo

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How to Notice and Work Through Feelings of Being Unsettled

I just wanted to check in with you about a strong theme that’s been showing up over the last several days.

There’s this energy that’s been showing up, a feeling of needing to get going. A deep feeling, a pull, and a deep beckoning to get things done and to hit the ground running. While there are changes happening and people going back to work in some places, it’s important to give yourself permission to be where you’re at right now.

You may have inspiration and motivation to get some things done on your lists, which is absolutely wonderful! By all means, get your projects and plans set into motion in the ways that are right for you.

However, you’re not in a race or in a competition with anyone else.

It’s natural to feel the energies around you which may be buzzing with getting back to work and back to all the things. However, this level of intensity may make you feel like you have to play beat the clock or that the stay at home order is running out and you won’t have “enough” to show for your time at home.

If you’re feeling like you wish you could’ve done more during this time at home, please let that go.

If that should’ve done this, or that, or… have found you, please let that go.

You’re doing the best you can. We’re all doing the best we can with where we’re at and that’s all anyone can do. (or expect of you.)

This has been a unique and challenging time and you’ve moved through it in the ways that were right for you. It might not look like someone else’s experience and that’s okay.

Maybe you were baking all the sourdough
Maybe you were doing all the gardening
Maybe you were doing all the meditation and prayer work
Maybe you were doing all the zoom sessions
Maybe you were checking in on the elderly neighbors

Maybe you weren’t

Maybe you were taking things one day at a time
Maybe you were taking things one hour at a time on some days
Maybe you were taking care of yourself and those you’ve been sheltering in place with in the ways that you needed at that particular time.
Maybe you leaned into some much needed rest, quiet, and healing that you’ve needed for quite some time.

No matter what this time has looked like for you, it is Enough.

You are Enough.

Being where you are is important and you’re doing the best you can.

If you’re doing the best you can, that’s all anyone can expect of you. (no matter what you’ve been told by family members, mentors, supervisors, strangers on the gram, and yourself.)

So, breathe, check in with where you are and how your energy feels right now.

Ask yourself:

Am I being guided to do something on my list, today?

Or

Am I being guided to add a bit of rest and self care to my list, today?

Whatever is right for you, right now, in this moment, today; please give yourself permission to go at your own pace and focus on what is right for you, and only you.

So, I’m just checking in to tell you that you are enough today and every day.

Your stay at home time has been what it was meant to be for you, and it will continue do so for as long as you’re at home.

I’m sending you support, comfort, and a high five from my home to yours.

With love,
Kristy~ xoxo

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How to Maintain Your Sacred Space While Holding onto Your Sanity...When Your Home is Your Sanctuary…Plus Office, Gym, Movie Theatre, School, etc.

I was just thinking about you and thought I would drop a line to see how you’re doing.

One of the things that’s been a bit of a struggle for me lately is managing all the new jobs that my home has to do while also finding a way to continue to create a space where my home rises up to greet me and feels like a sanctuary.

Are you finding this to be a bit of a head scratcher too?

Please tell me I’m not alone in this one; it’s been a bit of a one step forward one step back kind of dance during this shelter in place order. I find that like most things right now, there’s this roller coaster of emotions tied into little wins and then little (or larger) setbacks which can feel overwhelming.

A few days ago I decided to sit down and really look at this issue and tune in to see what some of the large issues were that were contributing to this push pull dynamic I was experiencing.

Here’s what showed up for me, I thought maybe it could be helpful and supportive for you too.

The first big issue that I saw was all about Tech.

I know… this is one of those things that’s woven into the fabric of our lives at this point and right now even more so than usual. However, that was the big take away, our homes are literally being filled with wifi, screen energy, and nearly non-stop tech energies pumping into all areas nearly non stop at this point.

For most of us, even those who work from home, this is at another level, especially if you’re home schooling and have a partner working from home too. So, these energies are impacting us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually in ways we aren’t used to, all day every day.

This build up if you will, is starting to have an impact on the way we feel, think, and experience our day to day life.

Some of the symptoms showing up include but aren’t limited to:

• Lethargy

• Exhaustion

• Sadness/Meh

• Cloudy Thinking

• Inflammation

• Joint Pain, Strain, or Tension

• Feeling Intense Swings in Mood

• Easily Triggered by Current or Past Situations

• Looped Thinking Cycles, Usually Negative

• Agitation, Frustration, Anxiousness, Overwhelm

• Feeling Like You Can’t Pull Yourself Out of a Funk

• Sleep Disturbances

• Insomnia

• Night Terrors

If you’re experiencing any of these, please know that you’re not alone. There are simple but significant shifts you can make to help support you in clearing these energies from your home.

The other 2 areas that showed up were:

• Too Much Time Indoors Breathing Recirculated Air and a Lack of Full Spectrum Sunlight

• Being Ungrounded

The good news here, is that all 3 of these areas are completely connected to one another which means that we can get some traction and forward motion with all of them with a little bit of effort.

There is no one way or right way to do this, only the ways that are right for you today.

I’ve included some ways that showed up for me and I hope that they will be helpful for you and a jumping off place for you to create some custom support systems for you and your home.

Clear Out the Tech Energy:

Literally Open the Windows and Run Your Ceiling Fans to Clear it Out of Your Home

You will bring fresh air into your home at the same time which helps to clear out that recirculated air you’ve been breathing too. Tech energy creates an energetic woven fabric that holds space like an umbrella and pushes the energy down in your home and it pushes you down too. When you air out your home you’ll literally feel a lightness return to your spaces. Highly sensitive people like yourself can often see that the rooms look lighter, brighter, and larger after being aired out.

If it’s already hot or still cold at your home, either open your home up early in the morning or in the evening or bundle up if you have to so you can clear out this dense and unhealthy energy. A few minutes will make a big difference if that’s all you can do. If you can air out your home longer, great go for it.

Turn Off the Tech Energy:

If you can turn off your wifi or at least place your devices on airplane mode at night, it will make a big difference in the way you think and feel in the morning. You will notice that your sleep will be better too.

If it’s possible to reduce the rooms in your home that are using screens and dedicate it to specific spaces, it will help to keep it from being all over everywhere all day long. If this isn’t possible, that’s okay, just try to remember to turn it off when you’re finished instead of leaving all your devices running 24/7. I know it’s easier to let everything go to sleep mode, but if you turn things off, you’ll notice a palpable difference.

Go Outside:

I know this one seems obvious but with so much added screen time and indoor time, it’s easy to forget to go outside. The I just have to finish one more thing syndrome has been supersized for most of us right now and before we know it, the day has passed and we haven’t gone outdoors at all. Instead, we’ve been inside in front of screens under the tech umbrella. (Don’t judge yourself, this is something we’re all experiencing apart, but together right now.)

Even if you can only go for a 15 minute walk around your block, give yourself permission to do that. Schedule it into your phone if that works for you so you’ll get outside to breathe some fresh air, get some full spectrum sunlight, and stretch your muscles. Our bodies are like sponges so all that tech energy is sitting inside of us too. When we move and sweat, we can get it cleared out.

If you have a fancy home gym and you’re working out regularly, way to go! I still encourage you to get outside even if just for that walk around the block. Getting outside helps us to get grounded and get more connected to our natural rhythms again and feel more like ourselves again too. Getting outside also clears our aura and energy body. Win. Win.

Clean Your Home:

Again, this one seems super obvious, but cleaning is a sacred act (while it may not feel super sacred while scrubbing your tub) it is a powerful way to clear out energies that you don’t want in your home while infusing it with intentions, blessings, and the energy that you want to keep within your home. This is where we get the, your home is your sanctuary, or your home should rise up to greet you when you walk through the door. Both of these adages are true and impact all areas of our lives.

Whether you’re lightly cleaning or you’re giving your sanctuary a deep clean and refresh, know that you’re resetting and rebooting your home back to its factory setting that you’ve chosen for yourself and your family. You can always add upgrades by including new intentions and blessings for your home while you clean.

Work With Your Angels and Guides:

You can ask your angels and your guides to clear your home and property of any energies that are not a fit for you and your home. (This doesn’t exempt you from cleaning.) This is a beautiful way to clear on an even deeper level while also bringing your spiritual support team into your day to day life.

Smudge:

You can smudge and sage your home and property to clear any dense energies that you would like to move along. Research also shows that sage is antibacterial and antimicrobial so it can support clearing the air in your home. Please never leave your sage burning unattended and keep away from little hands and paws.

Essential Oils:

Diffusing essential oils can be a deep emotional support while also filling your home with soothing, uplifting, and calming energies based on the oil you choose to diffuse. There are endless combinations you can choose to nurture a positive environment in your home. There are many oils that are antibacterial and antimicrobial too. Essential oils are made from plants, so bringing them into your home helps with grounding too. (If you’re looking for essential oils, send me a message and I’ll help you.)

Blessing Floor Wash:

I love this one. This one always feels very palpable to me and it makes me feel like I’m bringing something from the ancient past into my current modern life. I also love that you can make it different each time based on the intentions and needs of your current situation. It feels like a blessing, energy treatment, and huge hug for my home all at the same time.

You’ll Need:

• Your favorite natural hard floor cleaner

• Mop and Bucket

• Water

• Variety of Fresh Picked Herbs from your kitchen garden (or from the farmers market or from your neighbor) Lavender, Rosemary, Mint, and Sage are some great options, but choose whatever calls to you to create your blessing floor wash.

How To:

• Fill your mop bucket like usual with water and cleaner of your choice

• Rub the whole fresh herbs between your hands to release the scent and oils and then add them to the water (no need to cut or separate the flowers from the stems)

• Add intentions and blessings to the water

• You can ask your angels and guides to bless your water too if you feel guided.

• Then, mop your home as usual.

The herbaceous water will fill your home while also cleaning and blessing your home and all who live with you.

You will be able to smell all the herbs and feel the shift from the ground up in your home. This is a physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually infused clearing and you will be able to feel it.

I hope these ideas will help you to clear you and your home from these heavy or dense energies that are impacting all of us right now. Please know that you’re not alone even if you’re sheltering in place alone.

Being gentle with yourself is the first and foremost area to focus on right now.

Try to go at your own pace and treat yourself with tender loving care as we all take this one day at a time.

My hope is that some of these ideas will be a fit for you which will support you in feeling more like yourself and support you in treating yourself with kindness and care.

Please know that there’s no one way to do this, there’s only the ways that are right for you today, right now in this moment.

I’m sending you so much support and gentle energy from my little corner of the world.

We’re in this together even though we’re physically apart.

With love,

Kristy~ xoxo

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