Losing Joanne: If you are suicidal this holiday season, please reach out for help.
A friend's aunt just committed suicide a few days ago. Her name was Joanne, and she not only a fan of my work, but I was giving her some free help with marketing for a book she was writing on vets and PTSD.
am beyond in shock; I've gone through all our messages and I don't see any warning signs; in fact, all I see are messages about how excited she was about her work and her book. She also never reached out for help, which I would have gladly given.
Turkey with a Side of Dysfunction: An Empath's Guide to Surviving the Holidays with Toxic People at the Table
The holidays can be an absolutely exhausting time for Empaths, and with Thanksgiving coming up, it’s a good bet that you are going to be bombarded with tension, old family patterns, and a few Emotional Vampires (EVs) coming out to suck your energy dry.
So, how do you stay healthy and centered when EVs or other toxic people have a seat at your table? How do you actually have a happy holiday, instead of one filled with exhaustion, tension, disappointment, and sadness? Use these techniques and you just might have a great holiday:
After the Paris Attacks: What My Sleeping Dog Taught Me About How ONE Person Can Make a Difference
I've had a hard time sleeping since the Paris attacks. I close my eyes, and all I see is the terror, the hate, the inhumanity. My mind can't understand how someone can do such horrible things. Filled with these thoughts, I've found myself caught in the belief that this is a cruel world, and sickened by the fact that I don't know how to fix it or what to do to help.
Then, this morning, I woke to find my sweet dog sound asleep on his teddy bear. Looking at him, sleeping happily and without a concern in the world, I realized that...
Ask Tara: Is it possible to only be an Empath for Animals?
In this week's "Ask Tara," I answer a great question that I got from many of you: Can you only be an Empath for animals and not people?" Watch now to see my answer!
5 Tough Lessons Empaths Must Learn to Be Empowered and Healthy
Are you an Empath? If so, it can be tough to stay empowered and healthy; always feeling everyone’s hurt often leads to putting your own needs aside to do whatever it takes to stop the pain.
It’s time for you to take care of you so that you can keep on taking care of those you love (if you don’t, you will get sick and tired and be unable to function).
To do so, you need to implement these 5 lessons immediately:
3 Ways to Stay Motivated - Part 1: Take Control of One Thing at a Time
So, you have decided to restore your health, find love, build a more successful business, or change your life. Awesome! You do research, come up with a plan, get all jazzed up and get going. It all goes great for a little while, until you hit a bump in the road - maybe a life emergency comes screaming in, maybe you get sicker, maybe you just aren’t seeing the results you were hoping for from your efforts.
And that is where you hit the wall - the motivation goes out the window, and you fall right back into your old ways.
So, how can you avoid this fate? How do you take it all in stride for the long haul so that you can have the success story you dream of?