Not a Curse, But a Gift: How to Carry the Empath Path

One of the most common things people came into my store aching to understand—was being an empath.

Not the buzzword version. Not the TikTok diagnosis. The real experience. The bone-deep, soul-heavy, energetically porous kind. The kind that leaves you bone-tired after a trip to Walmart. The kind that makes you weep in rooms where no one is crying. The kind that feels more like a curse until you remember—oh right, this is a gift. A sacred one.

I’ve walked this road. I live this road. And I’ve spent the last 8+ years learning how to carry this gift without letting it crush me. Now I get to teach others to do the same.

Let’s start here: being an empath is not the same as being empathetic.

Most humans are empathetic. We pick up on tone, posture, expression—we’ve been taught to read each other’s signals since childhood. That doesn’t make us empaths. Empaths don’t just notice feelings. We absorb them. We become them. It’s not a skill. It’s a sense.

When I say I can drive past a wreck and feel if someone died there—I’m not speaking metaphorically. That’s what this is. This sensitivity. This sacred attunement. This psychic saturation. I remember one of my first full-on empathic moments—I was out to eat, and someone’s unspoken feelings hit me so hard I reacted like they’d said them out loud. That’s how intense it can be.

It’s why many of us feel like we can’t handle crowds, big stores, or emotionally volatile people. Not because we’re delicate—but because we’re receptive. Sponges. Radars. Tuning forks.

But here’s the thing: we don’t have to suffer for this gift.

We can learn to carry it with strength. We can build ritual. We can protect, cleanse, and heal.

Those three words? They are your new mantra.

Protect/Shield. Before you leave the house, visualize light—white, gold, black—whatever feels potent. Let it surround you like a shield. Use stones like black tourmaline, smoky quartz, and shungite. And if you feel the fog of someone else’s emotion creeping in, gently breathe and whisper, “These aren’t mine.” Let them go.

Cleanse. Energy still slips through. Always does. So we clear it. With wind. With salt showers. With selenite and smudge. My favorite? My smudge spray—it’s subtle, sacred, and safe when fire isn’t an option. Keep it in your bag, your car, your altar.

Heal. This is your softness. Your return. Meditation, Reiki, Soul Connection, rest. Let your nervous system down-regulate. Let your heart unclench. Stones like Charoite, , and Clear Quartz can help. But mostly? You help. Your breath. Your rituals. Your devotion to self.

If you want to go deeper—join me for Sacred Intuitive: Daily Rituals to Shield, Cleanse, and Heal. It’s a love letter to your sensitive soul.

You are not too much. You are just deeply tuned.

Begin your ritual.