The Untapped Power of the Empath

Why your sensitivity may be your greatest gift—and how to begin using it intentionally.

If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’re a sensitive animal lover. And because of that, please know that you have an amazing gift.

In fact, I’d go a step further and call it your superpower. But you might not realize it exists, or you might have lost sight of it.

It’s your powerful intuition. And whether you can easily tap into it or not, it’s always there to help guide you and connect with animals on a deeper level.

If you’ve lost sight of it, it’s not surprising. Because as sensitives, we pick up on everything. Our thoughts and emotions become clouded by the external noise, so the inner guidance and insight gets lost.

And that emotion that we feel from others can negatively impact our belief in ourselves as well. We can become misguided into thinking that others thoughts and feelings are our own.

We may also have been brought down by narcissists, and others who may use us to feel bad about ourselves, so they can temporarily feel better. Whatever the cause is, the results are a lack of belief, confidence and trust in the superpower that can be lying dormant within ourselves.

Know that I’m not judging you if you’ve become disconnected from it, because I sure did. It ended up being a long journey of self-discovery for me to get back to my inner knowing.

While working in commercial finance for many years, I really got stuck in my head. I was trained to be an analyst, and I excelled at it.

In the process, I forgot who I was. Then there was the marriage to a narcissist, and other detours in life. But fortunately, I found it again. Which is great because some people possibly never do. 

But we can awaken that gift, tap into our power, and use it in awesome ways. When we do, we can:

• Clearly see our path in life.
• Heal old wounds that keep us stuck.
• Help others in ways they cannot see, including doing healing work.
• Learn to connect with animals on a deeper level through animal communication.
• And so much more.

So when you’re disconnected from your intuition, it’s going unused. The insight, healing and transformations that could be happening are blocked. And this isn’t helping you, or anyone else.

Just think of the amazing things you can do, when you tap into your superpower. And it’s a beautiful thing when you are free to be your true self, using the talents you were born with.

So, how can you become immersed in that gift that helps yourself and others?  Here’s some suggestions:

• Have strong boundaries to protect your energy. If something doesn’t feel right, then listen to your intuition and don’t do it. This is the first step in trusting your inner guidance system.
• With less external noise due to your boundaries, it’s time to relax and go within. Practice meditation or guided meditation, which is helpful as a way to go into your intuition.
• Tap into your senses: Visual, audio, and what you feel on every level of your being. 
• Allow what you’re receiving to come through by being open.
• Believing and trusting in what you’re first receiving, helps to bring it in.

These are all good points. And yet, sometimes we can still struggle to use our amazing intuition. It could be because it’s a muscle that we haven’t been exercising, we’ve learned to block out what felt like “noise”, or we’re blocked from trusting ourselves because of a past experience (like getting into a toxic relationship).

If you’ve tried these things and you’re still struggling, there’s no shame in getting help and intuitive guidance. Everyone needs it at one time or another. 

In fact, I’ll go further and say that every good empath needs another empath at times, especially when they’re feeling stuck, and can’t find their way forward. And when they’ve experienced similar “stuckness” themselves, they can help guide you back into your own clarity.