11 Tips for Letting Go
11 Tips for Letting Go

Breakups can feel like the end of the world and for those of us who experience our emotions deeply, they can make us feel as if it's impossible to go on. Time and time again I meet people trying to use the law of attraction to bypass healing. But we can't bypass healing. We have to hurt to heal. We have to hurt to grow. Wanting to avoid pain is why the law of attraction excites so many people after a breakup. We don't want to hurt so we do everything we can to avoid it...  we do everything we can to regain control. But the reality is, there are times in our lives where we have no choice but face pain and show up to realize the only person we have control over is ourselves.  So no, we can't use the law of attraction to get your ex back but that doesn't mean we can't use it to create a life that's better than the life we had with the person who chose to walk away.

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Relationships, ManifestationRobinBreak Up, Heartbreak, Letting Go, Law of Attraction, Ex, Featured
how i work with crystals
how i work with crystals

The beginning of my journey into crystals is a bit of a blur. That whole era of my life is. I was one of many who hit rock bottom in 2012 and became interested in alternative healing practices to alleviate the pain. I don't remember exactly when I first made my way into a crystal shop or what made me decide to even want to go in the first place, but I remember very clearly holding my first crystal in my hand.

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Self LoveRobinHealing, crystals, Featured
Reconnecting to Animal Wisdom: Ollie Neveu
Reconnecting to Animal Wisdom: Ollie Neveu

Our food choices are socially constructed. We are taught to believe one type of animal is more valuable than another and through that process de-sensitized to believe killing another soul is OK. The guilt I've felt for my involvement in the torture and abuse of animals has been overwhelming - so I've invited Ollie Neveu, an intuitive healer, to shine light on the conditioning process and speak to the value of a vegan diet in remembering a different way. Ollie was avid meat lover until she transitioned to veganism after adopting her rescue greyhound (Guru Dog Neve) who opened her heart and showed her the shared consciousness in all beings. 

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Why My Lows Aren't As Low Anymore
Why My Lows Aren't As Low Anymore

At the end of August my entire world fell apart. Not like kinda fell apart. Like, really fell apart. Everything felt uncertain and heavy - it was as if the universe was pulling all its stops to test me. Had the events of August happened three years earlier I would have probably landed back in the hospital. I would have probably been prescribed an anti-depressant. I would have probably thought there was no reason to go on - but instead I was smiling, making plans, journalling, drinking tea, thinking: this doesn't hurt the way it use to. Here are some reasons I think this might be.

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Being an EmpathRobinPersonal Growth, Depression, Anxiety, Mental Illness, Featured
Why I blog
Why I blog

I've wanted to start a blog for YEARS. The idea first popped up in grade 10 and again during my first undergraduate degree. I finally dabbled in blogging in 2015, but the timing wasn't right and I pushed the idea away for a bit. After graduating social work this past May the idea to start a blog become less of a want and more of a need. I had no idea why the drive was so strong, but it was, and I finally decided to listen to my intuition and jump two feet into the blogging world. 

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9 things i've learned about self love
9 things i've learned about self love

Owning my voice and sharing my experience as a sensitive person has been monumental in my ability to accept myself. I no longer compare myself to other people or worry I'm not good enough. But it wasn't always this way. I spent the majority of my life feeling very insecure and unsure about who I was and what I wanted. True acceptance is at the heart of self-love and self-love is at the heart of a healthy, happy life, so here are a few things that have helped me grow into a person who knows herself, accepts herself, and is confident in her worth.

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I’m an Empath - Not 'Mentally Ill'
I’m an Empath - Not 'Mentally Ill'

This space is called 'the diary of an empath' and not 'the diary of someone with mental illness'. Why? Because I made a choice to forgo a medical label and embrace a metaphysical label. A label that fit me, my experience and my needs much better. Because there is power in language, and how we define ourselves plays such a big role in our lives, I thought I would dedicate a post to labels and what they mean.

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Being an EmpathRobinempaths and mental illness, FavouritesComment
Fairies: On being open minded and curious
Fairies: On being open minded and curious

The first time I came across fairies as being a 'concrete thing' was when I came across a blog (messagesfromthefairies.com) in 2015. The author does a weekly card reading and her accuracy along with her passion for fairies and fairy energy made me curious to learn more. I'm open to a lot of things, but that doesn't mean I believe in everything. So while I had a curiousity for fairies and whether or not they were real, it took me a while to open up to the idea of wanting to connect with them. 

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How to Clear, Ground & Shield Your Energy
How to Clear, Ground & Shield Your Energy

The blog has *temporarily* fallen to the way side but I wanted to pop by and share a story about the importance of clearing and grounding your energy - because negative energy can really put a damper on our mental health and as highly sensitive people (or whatever term you want to use) we have a knack for drawing in negative energy and having it make us feel stagnant and stuck. 

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