It was a sad realization that convinced me that a fair number of people have no idea what self love is and and even less of an understanding of how to practice it. We have been, from our earliest part of life, fully indoctrinated by actions, words and subtle inferences. Our parents, teachers, siblings, extended family, religious people, friends and more have impressed all of their beliefs, attitudes, fears, insecurities onto you. You learn a great deal about yourself early on and I can step out on a limb and say that, unless you’re a narcissist, you probably don’t think too much of yourself. We must redefine self love. We tend to go with a very 3rd dimension definition that says we must pamper ourselves and become fully involved with trying to convince our ego that material things and activities are the remedy for poor self image. It has been my experience that if I stared slowly by finding things about myself that I approve of while stating the intention that I will realize and be enamored of my truest self, the one hiding under tons of wrong perspectives, self loathing and feeling as though I was so flawed and unworthy of any good thing that I could dig my way out of what seemed a never ending nightmare. It is a journey for sure and takes dedication to the endeavor of self reflection in order to change all of those beliefs that keep us from realizing who we really are and why we’re here. It is more important than ever that we learn the skills that direct us to places of discovery within ourselves because that’s where our answers are, that’s where we learn how powerful and eternal we are. Join Kristin and I as we share what we know about this subject! Blessings!Martha Juchnowski

Join Martha and Kristin for a discussion about how energy has an impact on empaths. Many of us have been there before, you walk into a room and can “feel” that something is not quite right. Without being told, you zero in on the person who is troubled and feel the need to be of assistance because you may feel it’s your duty to help. Or you know when something or someone is “off” and feel the need to leave the premises. You may also feel someone’s pain or illness. Welcome to the world of the Empath! Of course there’s more to being an Empath but I think we get the message. Being an Empath is significantly different from being empathetic, for example, I can have empathy with someone who has a toothache because I have experienced it myself and can honestly say that I understand. I feel your pain because I too have had a similar experience. An Empath feels your discomfort without having had the experience personally because Empaths are highly and deeply sensitive to the energy of a person or situation. It is important to remember that Empaths are susceptible to being drained energetically and that it is advisable to protect that energy by employing methods that allow you to continue to offer energetic support without being drained. There are various methods such as surrounding yourself in a bubble of light and ways to “sanitize” your field if you have given too much away. Each night before I go to bed, I will cleanse my field with sage or high vibration incense and state that I cleanse my space of any and all negative energy or entities, cut ties to any low vibration attachments and acknowledge that I am a vessel for Source. Join Kristin and I as we explore this subject in more depth and detail on this latest episode of Empowered Empaths. Many blessings, Martha Juchnowski

Join mental health counselor, Kwan Patton, with hosts Martha and Kristin discussing just how an empath figures out they are, in fact, and empath. It's a whole new world folks!

Join special guest Leah Barrett, psychotherapist and host of the podcast Precarious speaks with Kristin about how we can perceive our lives.https://www.leahbarrett.com/

Join Kristin and Martha for discussion about how we perceive "progress" when it comes to our personal journeys.

Martha and Kristin discuss what seems to be going on in the world right now and how we empaths navigate our paths.

Join Martha and Kristin as they talk about the importance of cord cutting. Meditation included.

Did you get into that habit again of negative self-talk in the past couple of years? It is addictive and hard to break but not impossible. Join Kristin and Martha for a discussion on how to build those mindful chatter self-care boundaries back up and feel at peace in your body again. Welcome Home!Listeners - our incredible editor of Empowered Empaths is Joseph Fusaro. The below is one of his poems that aligns with this episode in a lovely way. Enjoy!Think Mind Thinkby @sincerely_joeThink Mind thinkThink of all of the things that you’ve ever wanted to think Maybe the individualist withinis all they’ve ever wanted to sink in?Think mind think Trying to stop you only continuallypushed both of us close to the brink We could very well be more alike than either of us have ever wanted to think Think mind thinkImpress me Show me your loves Show me your fears Show me your envy Show me your blameShow me your sourceShow me your insecurities Show me your impuritiesShow me your credibility Show us all the egotistical bullshit that we have repeatedly been forced to witnessPush me to think.Push me to drink Push me to lose it all Push me to give up taking care of my body Push me to give up on hope, faith, love, and all the good there is to givePush me to ruin everything.Oh wait…you already did.Think mind thinkShow me something You taught me. How?To tear it down.Now built it back up brick by brick Think mind think Until you come back home to me with bliss Until then, into the wind I will blow you one more kiss. Think mind think. You never really gave us a chance and we have overcome everythingThink mind think For the first time in my entire life…I can hear the crickets sing🎶🦗🎶~@sincerely_joehttps://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/good-air/

Martha and Kristin are back. We actually never went anywhere but we needed to pull in and regroup. A lot has been happening and if we have anyone still interested in listening, we hope you enjoy this discussion. If you are new to this show, welcome.

If you’re like me, you were raised to accept what shows up in your life as “the will of God” and never, ever question or complain about what does show up. I always thought I was a peon, flawed, a sinner who had no business speaking to God other than to say I’m sorry for my many faults. Little did I know how wrong I was! I began, slowly but surely, to feel as though I was a being that is and always was a beloved individuated aspect of that Creator and I have been on a journey of awakening since. What I know now is that we live in a participatory universe and we play the central role in conscious creation. What I also know is that we haven’t come to the full realization of our powerful gifts and abilities and need a little feedback and reinforcement as we go along and that’s why I have learned to ask the universe some questions. The first is “what if”. What if all that I believe about myself is false? What if I am not hopeless, lazy, ugly, fat, stupid, unworthy? You’re not making statements that your subconscious mind can’t believe and will therefore guide you back to the old default thoughts. You are merely looking at possibilities that have never been entertained. The other “challenge” I give to the universe is this: Show me how it can get better”. Kristin and I talk about these ideas on this week’s episode of Empowered Empaths. This may change your life for the better so join us and find out for yourself. What if it is true?