An Empath and Sensitive Soul’s Guide For Surviving Holiday Stress and Grief

When the world turns up the volume, sensitive souls hear every note. We open a candid, comforting space for empaths who feel everything—news cycles, room tension, the quiet ache in a stranger’s eyes—and need real tools to stay centered without shutting down. If your nervous system has been running hot, you’ll find language for what you’re carrying and simple practices that bring you home to yourself.

We unpack the difference between everyday empathy and living as an empath, highlighting why boundaries, ritual, and recovery aren’t optional. Then we share five gentle anchors you can use today: pausing with a single intentional breath, reclaiming your space with small sacred acts, connecting with loving boundaries, returning to your senses to re-enter the present, and practicing micro‑gratitude that stitches light through heavy days. Along the way, we name a powerful reframe: uncertainty may be an invitation to deepen, not a problem to control.

The holidays add extra weight for many—nostalgia, sensory overload, and the performative kind of cheer. We explore how to choose peace over pressure with smaller gatherings, honest exits, and quiet nights that still feel meaningful. For those grieving, we offer tender, practical rituals: lighting a candle and speaking a name, hanging a memorial ornament, cooking beloved recipes, journaling memories, donating or volunteering in their honor, and letting joy and grief coexist without guilt. You’ll leave with clarity, compassion for your own limits, and a way to contribute to the world without burning out—because when sensitive people stay resourced, the world keeps more of its compassion.

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Transcript

Naming The Collective Overwhelm

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Welcome back, kindred spirits. I'm Donna Godet, and I'm so grateful you're here. If it feels like the world has been a lot lately, like every headline, every conversation, even every vibration in the air seems to be amplified. Please know this, you're not alone. I've been feeling it too. As empaths, sensitive souls, and deep feelers, we don't just witness what's happening in the world, we absorb it. It's as if we're walking tuning forks resonating with every emotional current. And lately that current feels choppy, uncertain, and even a little heavy. Today I want to share a gentle, honest conversation, one soul to another, about navigating these chaotic seasons, including the holidays, and finding our center again. I'll offer five anchors that can help when everything feels maybe a little out of control or out of out of rhythm for you, plus a few tender reframes to carry with you. Thank you for joining us today. Have you noticed how even the smallest things feel bigger right now? A commercial makes you tear up. A minor hiccup in your plant spirals your nervous system. You feel drained even when you haven't done much. That's not you being dramatic or broken. That's you being aware. For those of us who are empathic, the world doesn't just happen around us, it happens through us. We sense the pressure behind a smile, the fatigue in someone's eyes, even the grief people don't have words for. So with everything going on, conflict, division, financial stress, social media noise, it's a lot for anyone, but especially for those of us who absorb instead of deflect. It can feel like walking through life with an uncovered heart. You're attracting anything and everything from emotions to attitudes to people's personalities. You're absorbing that when you are an empath. We feel the collective ache, the worry about finances, the uncertainty of the future, the quiet exhaustion in people's eyes, and it all seeps into our spirit like rain into the earth. We just absorb it all. Just browsing my feed on Facebook and local groups. I read about so much heartache. These are people in our communities that are struggling. The empath in us feels their pain, their sadness, their uncertainty. It's hard as empaths not to take that on. But we must also know what is ours to keep and what is ours to let go. It's about discernment. And as much as we wish we cannot save the world or become general manager of the universe, and lately it really does feel like the ground beneath us keeps shifting. Once you feel like you have your footing, boom, something else happens, something else you need to deal with. And as people, people who are empaths or sensitive souls, I don't want you to feel you have to put a label on anything, but people who are empaths relate to that term, but it also can be termed as sensitive souls. And everything familiar to us from how we work to how we connect, that seems to be changing. Our spiritual compass, our spiritual compass keeps spinning, and we're searching for our true north again. And you know what? It's okay to not have all the answers. Truly, it's not, because you know what? No one does. But here's what I've learned the more sensitive your soul, the more you crave stability, peace, and purpose. Does this resonate with you? When that's disrupted, it's easy to question our own grounding, to even wonder where do I belong in all of this noise? If this is happening around me to people I know, it could happen to me. And and those thoughts can be scary. We do our best to separate ourselves from what is fear and what is truly real. But it's hard when we feel everything so deeply and intensely. And I want to talk about fear for a moment. I remember Wayne Dyer giving a couple of his talks, and he used to say that fear means a number of things. Fear could mean fear, face everything and rise, forget everything and rise. Fear is different for everyone. So I just want you to keep that in mind. And then when the holidays arrive, expectations rise, emotions get louder, energy grows chaotic. And if you're already carrying the world's heaviness, the season can ask you to be cheerful when your soul just wants to breathe. If that's you, you're not alone. You're not failing. You're human. A deeply sensitive, deeply aware human in a very intense world. So, what is the difference between being an empath and empathy? What's the difference? I've had people reach out to ask me or ask me on social media what's the difference between empathy and being an empath? Empathy is something most people experience because it's the ability to understand or feel what someone else is going through. It's it's when your heart softens because you can imagine their pain, their joy, their struggle. You care, you relate, you hold space for them, but you can usually step back into your own emotional center afterward. You can be with them and not absorb what they're going through, but be compassionate for them. Being an empath, though, is it's a much deeper experience. An empath doesn't just understand someone's emotions, they absorb them. It's almost like your body and your spirit pick up on the energy around you without even trying. You can feel other people's emotions as if they're your own. And with crowds, crowds can overwhelm you. I know I get very overwhelmed with crowds because you're picking up the collective energy. Uh, tension in a room can drain you. You ever walk in a room and you feel so tense, you're picking up what happened or what was transpiring in that room. And of course, there's suffering. We can pick up other people's suffering, and that can be very painful. So whether it's a person or an animal or even a collective event, that can pierce straight through to your heart and make you make the vulnerability that you already have a little bit more exposed. So the simplest way to put it is empathy is I feel for you. Being an empath is I feel with you, sometimes so deeply that it lives inside me. One isn't better than the other, one doesn't overrule the other. We all have different abilities, we all have the ability to feel empathy. And I've known some people in my life who have really lacked empathy. And I'm not saying that they're a dark soul, but they didn't really, I didn't really see empathy from them or in them. And it does happen. Because not everyone has the ability to show empathy or feel empathy, and you think it's just something that's normal, but some people do have a problem showing empathy, uh, maybe because of one reason or another that they've suffered something through their life, maybe they've had a traumatic event. It could be a number of things, but we're not here to judge. Because empathy and being an empath, it's it's different. They're different ways of experiencing the world, but both are rooted in compassion. But if you're an empath or a sensitive soul, you'll likely recognize yourself in questions like this. Do you often feel other people's emotions in your body? Do you leave conversations or stores feeling drained? I mean, really, really drained. Do strangers confide in you? Do animals gravitate towards you? Do you sense the weather of a room before anyone speaks? When I mean weather, I mean the temperature in the room of how people's moods are. Is your intuition spot on more than more often than not? If you're nodding, yes, there's a good chance you're an empath. And right now you're in the right place because we're going to go through some little tips and tools that may help you not only in your everyday life, but through the holiday season as well. That was a lot to take in. So let's take one soft breath together. Take a deep breath in and exhale. Here we go. We live in a world that praises resilience and quote, good vibes only, unquote. But for those who feel deeply, being okay doesn't always mean smiling through the storm. Let me ask you this: how many times have you felt you had to shrink yourself to not be seen? How many times have you hasted a smile on your face so you wouldn't make someone else feel uncomfortable with how you were feeling? If you answered yes to either of these, I hear you. I am you. As an empath, feeling deeply has always been the language of my life. I've never, I don't think I've ever not been an empath. Even as a child, before I even knew what empathy was or being an empath, I look back on my earliest childhood memories and I see that even at three years old, I could pick up other people's emotions so quickly. I've loved with my whole heart, and I've lost in ways that reshaped me, and I've carried the weight of grief more than once. And I know I'm not alone in that because so many of us feel this profound empathy, especially for the ones who don't have a voice. Maybe it's someone who's afraid to speak up, or someone who simply doesn't know how to advocate for themselves. Or maybe you're like me, the one who steps up for the animals, the ones who sense their souls, their fears, their quiet needs. That calling runs so deep in me. Maybe you feel more connected to animals than you do to people, especially in the physical form. I love everybody. I love people, but there's something about animals that I'm just so connected to. You don't have to have it all together. We live in a world that praises resilience. But for sensitive souls, being okay doesn't always mean smiling through the storm. Maybe you shrunk yourself to keep others comfortable. Maybe you put on a brave face when your body whispered for rest. I get it. I've had seasons when chronic pain and fatigue made even the simplest things monumental. Even when my heart wanted to do more, my body just didn't. If that's you, I see you. Please hear this. It's okay to not be okay. You're not checking out when you rest, you're checking in with your nervous system. You're practicing self-care. And it's wisdom to pause. You don't have to fix everything or anything or ever anyone. Today, tomorrow, maybe not ever. That's not your job to fix people. And that has been my monumental lesson in this life, where I think I need to fix everyone. But I'm getting better. Took me a long time, but I'm getting better with it. So, what are some gentle anchors, anchors that you could use during this time? When we feel out of sorts, when we feel that everything is just spiraling out of control, whether you're an empath, a sensitive soul, whatever way you you want to define it, we sometimes need to reconnect with certain parts of ourselves because we, the outside world gets so loud and it's unpredictable. And your nervous system needs reminders that you're safe right here, right now. So, how can we stay grounded or anchored during these uncertain times? So, here are five gentle anchors that help me when things get raw. Number one, pause before reacting. When the world feels loud, take one intentional breath. A slow inhale through your nose and a long exhale through your mouth. It's not just breathing, it's a signal to your body that you're safe, that you can soften, but we often forget how to effectively breathe. What have you ever watched an infant breathe? Watch how their belly rises. Because they come into this world just knowing how to breathe. And they breathe effectively. Over time, stress gets to us where we find ourselves holding our breath when not really breathing. We really do forget how to breathe. You need to breathe in and then breathe out entirely. Number two, reclaim your space. Outer chaos often mirrors our inner world. What does that mean? Things that are going on around us sometimes can overtake us, and that can be stressful. So, what are some things that you can do? I'll tell you what I do. I go and light a candle in my healing room. I'll make a warm cup of tea. I'll sit there and I will just be quiet or listen to music. You need to just reclaim your space, whether it's physical space, emotional space, spiritual space, mental space, you need to reclaim that because that is your anchor. You can tidy a corner of your space. Um, do things, small sacred acts that remind your spirit that it's okay to take up space and to make that space peaceful. I have a healing room that I go into and it's my refuge. It's a place that I go to that I'm surrounded by by the special sacred things that bring me joy, that bring me healing, that bring me peace. So find that space, whether it's a corner of your room, a place in the woods you go to, maybe it's by the ocean, maybe it's a closet you you found a space in just to hide away from everyone. You need to have that space to just reconnect with yourself. Number three, connect but with boundaries. That's so important. It's taken me a long time to figure out boundaries, and I do well for a while and then I slip out. We're human, right? We're all going through this human experience. But empaths often overextend themselves, especially when others are hurting. I don't know about you, but I just want to save everything and everyone, including animals. And it can be exhausting at your own expense sometimes, your own mental health, your physical health, your spiritual health. It can be exhausting. But compassion doesn't mean self-abandonment. You can still love deeply and still say, I need time to recharge. That's not selfish. That's soul preserving and it's good self-care. And many of us need to be reminded of that. Number four, return to your senses. Feel your body supported by the chair beneath you. Notice the sound of your breath, the scent of your tea, or whatever beverage you're holding. When we come back to our senses, we come back to the present moment. And the present is where peace lives. It's kind of how mindfulness, mindfulness practices, mindfulness meditation works. You need to sit there, even with the uncomfortable thoughts, and just return to your senses. And for many of us, yours truly included, I struggle with this. No matter how hard I try, I often forget this valuable tool. And I need to remind myself because I have little sticky notes on my desk that just reminds me to breathe. I know it sounds simple, it sounds simplistic, but just these sticky notes that just say breathe. Because we forget to take those deep breaths, we forget to come back to our senses, we forget, we forget what's important. And number five, practice micro-gratitude. What does that mean? When life feels heavy, sweeping gratitude lists can feel out of reach. And the reality is that some days we really have to search for those small amounts of joy and gratitudes. So start small. Maybe the sunlight warming your face coming in through the window feels good. Maybe someone gave you a kind smile. Maybe you're listening to your favorite song. Maybe someone did something kind for you and it brought you some joy. The unconditional love of your loving pet, your companion, your pet, when we have the unconditional love of our loving pet, that can really make us feel grateful because they love us unconditionally, don't they? But tiny gratitudes create threads of light that can stitch hope back into our days. So how can we gently reframe our thoughts to what we're feeling? And lately I've been sitting with this thought for a little while, and I'm gonna toss it out there and let me know what you think about it. What if instead of trying to control all of the uncertainty that we trusted that the uncertainty itself might be guiding us somewhere new? That can make some people uncomfortable. I get impatient with the process of waiting for things to get better, and I know many of you feel the same way because we crave that normalcy. We crave repetition, we crave routine. And when something throws a wrench into what we're doing or how we're feeling, it can be upsetting, especially to someone who is an empath, because we crave familiarity. That's the path of an empath. But maybe this isn't the end, maybe it's an invitation, maybe it's an invitation to slow down because sensitive souls, we're not fragile, we are deeply alive. But we are the ones who still choose to feel in a world that tries to numb us. We are the quiet healers, the light workers, the intuitive listeners, the ones who remind others what really matters. We are the messengers, the messengers of light. And even though when it feels like we're breaking, sometimes we're just expanding. So I'm asking you to trust that process. I had originally planned to do a separate episode on how holiday stress and grief affects the empath or the sensitive soul, but I decided to talk about it in this episode because it felt like these two can go together very well. And I think it's maybe, maybe because it's familiar to me right now. Um, I'm in that midst of holiday grief myself. And I I I've had bouts of insomnia the last few weeks, and I know it's because I have been so emotionally porous and picking up on the energy around me from the outside world, even though I barely leave my home. But you just go on social media, just you know, watch the news or not watch the news, but still hear about it anyway. You're picking up on all of that stuff. So tonight I was going through my playlist, my music playlist. I create a new one for the month as I usually do, and being close to the holidays, I decided to do a holiday playlist because we listen to music at night when we go to bed. I did it, I started doing it, and then I thought, what was I thinking? Just the first few chords of silver bells or my mom's favorite one that made her cry every time and makes me cry. I'll be home for Christmas. It sent me over the edge into a puddle of tears. My poor husband heard me crying from the bedroom and came in to check on me. And he knows me well after 30 years. When I told him he asked, Why do I punish myself? Do you do that too? You know something is going to upset you, it's going to hurt your feelings, but you do it anyway. And you know something is going to be emotionally upsetting to you, but you do it anyway, don't you? Are we a glutton for punishment or what? I have this little ritual I do every year. I listen to the Christmas songs that make me cry, that make me feel so deeply that I listen to them for a few days straight. My thinking is that I will become desensitized to their effect on me, and I'll be good for the season. In theory, it sounds good, and I think a therapist would call that exposure therapy. Not a therapist, but it sounds like exposure therapy to me. And sometimes it works, but it seldom sticks. I'm good for a few weeks, but when the melancholy hits of missing my family or my loved ones in spirit, I'm a puddle of emotion again. I don't apologize for that. Much like I explained when I started this podcast last year. You will hear real emotion from me. I won't edit that out. Why? Because it's the essence of who I am. I have built this podcast on authenticity, and I'm proud of that. As fellow empaths and sensitive souls, this is our essence of who we are. It's what makes us us. Why would we want to change that? Why would we want to change one of the most beautiful things about our soul? I know society puts demands on us that we must be a certain way or act without showing emotion, especially when you're maybe putting a podcast out to so many people. But from the feedback I have received, listeners found it refreshing to have someone who they can relate to, especially on their bad days or on days when their emotions are overdone. They can relate to it because we are all going through this human experience together. So, in that human experience, let's talk about how the holidays may affect not only empaths and sensitive souls, but anyone who feels so deeply, or someone who may be going through grief during this time for one reason or another, whether you're going through loss, transition, grief, you're going through something, and maybe you need a little bit of help to get through this sensitive time. The holidays can be a beautiful and overwhelming sometimes in the same hour. But sensitive souls often carry nostalgia, sensory overload, and even maybe the pressure to perform, quote, joy, unquote. But your heart does not have to match the season's pace. You may feel pressure to show up, to be cheerful, to do it all, even when your spirit craves quiet. But honoring your energy is not rude, it's respectful. What if you gave yourself permission to step back when you need to? How would that look for you? To choose peace over pressure. Maybe that looks like staying home with your twinkle lights, your tree, your soft music, or spending time with a trusted friend. Connection doesn't require chaos, but it does ask for authenticity. You don't owe anyone cheerfulness on command. You're allowed to create a version of the holidays that nurtures rather than depletes. What about smaller gatherings or maybe one-on-one connections? What about a quiet night with your twinkle lights and soft music? What about lighting a candle for someone you miss? And even leaving early or saying no without having to give a dissertation. Honor your energy. Because you know what? It's not rude. It's respectful. Before we move on, I want to speak directly to the hearts that are carrying grief this holiday season. Whether your loss is recent or whether it's been years but the ache feels fresh again, I want to gently acknowledge what you may feel that you may not feel safe saying out loud that this season can hurt. Plain and simple. This season can hurt. And you are not weak for feeling that hurt so deeply. Because whereas there's deep grief, there was deep love. So I want to talk directly with those of you who have lost a loved one this year. If this is your first after a loss, I won't lie to you, it's going to be hard. But you already knew that. The first after a loss is heartbreaking. It breaks you wide open. And you think you will never get through to the other side. But you will. We learn to coexist with it. Because you know what? It becomes a part of who we are. I have experienced this many times in my life, and this year, this year I lost a dear aunt whom I was already close to. Just thinking of her family. What they are feeling breaks my heart. Because I know that pain. I know that grief. She was my mom's sister. And she was like a second mom to me. And I loved her daily. And I miss her every day. So if this is your first holiday without your loved one, know that I am holding space in my heart for every one of you to be able to not only get through the holiday season, but to practice good self-care. And remember that it's okay to not be okay. No one is expecting you to shine. No one is expecting you to be on all the time. You honor your grief the way that works for you. You don't owe anyone any explanation, and you definitely do not owe anyone an apology. For empaths and sensitive souls, grief is already a tender, heavy companion. But during the holidays, a time saturated with memories, rituals, expectations, and reminders of what used to be, grief can take on a different weight. It can feel sharper, louder, closer to the surface, and it affects everyone. So if you're grieving a loved one right now, please hear this with your whole heart. There is no right way to grieve during the holidays. There is only your way. Your pace, your needs, your heart. And those deserved respect from you most of all. So here are some gentle truths and reminders to hold on to if this season feels heavy for you. Your grief is not an inconvenience. You're not bringing down the mood. You're not too emotional. You're not living in the past. You are honoring love. And love, which is real, deep, or maybe a once-in-a-lifetime love, doesn't disappear just because the towel the calendar turns to December. And you don't have to pretend you're okay. If your heart feels cracked open, let it be what it is. You don't owe anyone a perfectly packaged version of yourself. It's okay if you need to step away from a gathering. It's okay if you cry at a song in the grocery store. I have done that before. It's okay if you skip traditions that feel too painful this year. You can choose what you have the emotional capacity for and lovingly release the rest. Don't be hard on yourself. Create space to honor your loved one in ways that feel meaningful, not performative, not pressured, just meaningful to you. Maybe that means lighting a candle for them and whispering their name. Hanging a special ornament just for them. I have a memorial tree I put out at Christmas. It's a small tabletop one that has lights built into the branches, and it has red cardinals on it. I have ornaments for my loved ones in spirit. And this year I am adding one more. I am adding Aunt to it because she was so special to me. I set it on a small table and it gives me comfort. Each time I walk past it. It's a gentle reminder that those who are gone physically are still very much in our hearts, just where they should be. What about cooking their favorite recipe? My grandmother, mom, and aunts were great cooks. I have started passing down recipes to my grandkids and family while I'm still here to do it. Honor them by cooking or baking something that was a favorite of them. Of theirs? What about sitting quietly with a memory that still warms you? What about remembering a funny story and share that with others, especially family? When we remember our loved ones, they want us to remember them. And what better way to do that than to talk about them and laugh about them and maybe laugh at them? And what about looking through photos when you're ready? What about donating to a cause that reflects their spirit or volunteering for a cause that was dear to them? Maybe a local shelter, food, food kitchen, food pantry, animal shelters and sanctuaries are always looking for volunteers. And if you can't volunteer, maybe make a donation in their memory. And of course, there's always journal journaling about what you miss and what you're grateful for. You would be surprised, and please don't underestimate the power of writing what you feel, whether you're recording it, whether you're writing it down, but saying it out loud really does make a difference. Grieving doesn't mean you stop loving them. It means you're learning how to love them differently. I read recently that we all know that the end of life is inevitable. And part of our existence, we we know that. We know that that's how it is. And people often say, well, you know, death is a part of life. Grief is a part of life. Yes, and we're going to see them again. We know that. But what we grieve for is the is the lost moments, the opportunities we had with them, the ones we no longer will have, the things that we'll no longer be able to do with them because they're not here, the way they made us feel, the way they sat with us, maybe the way they touched our hand or gave us a hug. Those are the things we're grieving. We know we'll see them again, but we miss those moments. That is what we grieve. We grieve the presence in our lives, and that's okay to feel that way. What about giving yourself permission to find joy without guilt? And that's a big one for many people, not just empaths, but everyone. We can feel guilty for laughing, for enjoying a moment, for letting a little light in. But joy does not erase grief, and grief does not disqualify joy. They can coexist together. They often do. You can have a moment of joy and sadness at the same time, and that's okay. Your loved one would not want your world to be dimmed indefinitely. If a moment of joy finds you, let it let it be a small reminder that life still holds pockets of beauty, even when you're feeling grief or sorrow or sadness. And know that grief comes in waves and that's normal. You might feel steady one minute and overwhelm the next. This is how grief breathes. It moves, it shifts, it changes shape. Instead of resisting the waves, try allowing them to wash through you. If you practice mindfulness, this would be considered mindfulness. You are not going backward. You are simply human. You're a feeling of loss that mattered to you. No apologies are needed. And if your grief feels louder this time of year, that's because your love was big. Where there was great love, there was great grief. And that's nothing to be ashamed of. And it's certainly nothing that you need to apologize for either. What about speaking to your loved ones in quiet moments? Empaths especially feel the thin spaces, though those moments where memory, spirit, and emotion blur. We can pick up on things. Maybe we feel the presence of a loved one. Trust that. If you feel them near you, if you dream of them, if a sign appears at just the right moment that you know is definitely from them, let your heart receive it. Don't question it. Don't try to talk yourself out of it. Don't try to disqualify it. Just let it in. You can speak to them, you can include them, you can hold them close in ways that fit the life you're living now. And be so gentle with yourself because grief is exhausting emotionally, physically, spiritually. Your body is working harder than you know. Rest when you need to, eat when you can, drink water, stay warm, and let the softness be the language you speak to your own heart. Don't be harsh with yourself. Don't be hard on yourself. You have walked through days you didn't know how to survive, and yet here you are, listening, healing, existing, and breathing. There is courage in that. And I'm proud of you for what you have done. And if no one has told you lately, your grief is valid, your tenderness is sacred, your love is a reflection of the bond you shared, a bond that didn't end. It's simply transformed. And in those moments when you feel the world expects you to be moving on or get over it, or someone telling you this which they shouldn't be, remember this. Grief doesn't end. Again, grief doesn't end, it evolves, and you evolve with it. You're not broken, you're not failing, you are honoring something real, something that shaped you, and you are allowed to feel every bit of that, especially now. So hold your heart gently this season and let it be what it needs to be. And trust that love, that love you gave and the love you received still lives in you always. It's not your job to carry the world, it's not your job to absorb everyone's emotions, it is not your job to fix what is broken. Your only responsibility is your inner light. Protecting your peace doesn't mean disconnecting from the world, it means staying resourced enough to contribute in healthier ways. When sensitive souls burn out, the world loses some of its compassion. And right now, right now, we need every drop of compassion we can get. So wherever you are, let's take one steady breath together. Inhale peace and exhale everything that isn't yours to carry. You are not behind. You are not too sensitive. You are not weak for feeling this much. You are human, you are hard, you are light. And when the world feels heavy, your soul knows the path home. Before we close, remember you don't have to carry it all. Take the next gentle step, drink your tea while it's warm, step outside and feel the air on your skin, and let the world remind you that you belong here. Peace isn't always found by fixing the chaos. Sometimes it's found by softening into it. Thank you for walking this path with me. And if this episode helped, please follow, share, or leave a kind review so others can find it as well. And you'll find our community links in the show notes. And if you are so guided, please listen to the original companion guided meditation that I created that pairs with this episode. There are two separate guided meditations, one for the grieving soul and one for the empath. And I would love for you to listen to them both if you're open, open to it. And if you're open to journaling, you can find journaling prompts at the end of the episode notes for each of the meditations. Or you can email me and I will send you a printable copy. As always, please feel free to email me with any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes at healing upkindred spirits at gmail.com. So until next time, Kindred Spirit, take care of your gentle heart. And if no one has reminded you today, you are never too much. And you are always, always enough,