one of my greatest teachers, and for the longest time, struggles, has been my sensitivity. as a very energetically sensitive being I spent most of my life feeling into everyone except myself. I was celebrated for being who people wanted me to be, because for a very long time I found that so much easier, and less terrifying than being myself. the world taught me my sensitivity was wrong and weak so I tried to block it out, sending me further down the path of mostly trusting everyone else, the expected, logical and right way instead of my own. over the last few years —— mostly thanks to Rest, human design and really exploring and working on myself, it has felt so sweet to arrive in my sensitivity with so much gratitude and joy. it’s not always easy to feel the world so deeply. I personally work Every. Single. Day on coming back to my own frequency and trusting myself. In the same way we brush our teeth and wash our face and feed the cat and open the windows to let in the fresh air on a sunny day, the smallest practices, reminders and moments to anchor into what I *actually* feel has turned my sensitivity into wisdom, inspiration and expansion, rather than a burden I thought I was unlucky enough to carry in this lifetime. In many ways, I feel that sensitive people who really do the work in acknowledging and tending to their openness in a loving way make the greatest teachers, writers, business owners, artists and healers ——— but that strength and gift can only truly bloom when we get really curious about how we’re showing up and stop giving ourselves away.