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This is such a magical period of each year. It happens to be one of my favorite times of year- HOLIDAY SEASON.โฃโฃโฃ
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We start with Halloween ๐ then transition in to Thanksgiving ๐ฆ with the air of Christmas ๐ all around us in the form of music and ads.โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ:โฃโฃโฃ
1๏ธโฃ The kind that โค the holidays and LEANS in.โฃโฃโฃ
2๏ธโฃ The kind that tolerates ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ the holidays and participates.โฃโฃโฃ
3๏ธโฃ The kind that ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ from the holidays due to many overwhelming reasons.โฃโฃโฃ
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During the holiday season, social media for an empath can be overwhelming at best due to โpicture perfectโ families/images curated to be shared with the whole world to see. Here is a secret ๐คซ picture perfect moments happen but if you were to press record during Thanksgiving gatherings, there is more than meets the eye.โฃโฃโฃ
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Not everything is bright, cheery & ๐ธ perfect.โฃโฃโฃ
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In fact, it can be quite the opposite for many empaths, regardless of which category you fall in to of holiday spirit.โฃโฃโฃ
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โจ Empaths function on a higher nervous system than most individuals.โฃโฃโฃ
โจ Empaths can read a room, instantly tell what kind of tone is being set and how to act accordingly.โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ:โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Wanting everyone who is attending to have a great experienceโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Wanting everyone to feel included; even if this means baking special dishes or preparing dishes for only one person.โฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Look at small details to ensure everything goes smoothlyโฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ดโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Attend an event due to familial obligationโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Try to feasibly attend each invitation sent so as not to hurt family members feelings.โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ต๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Craves a relaxing evening free of family dramaโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Or, can have hardcore FOMOโฃโฃโฃ
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There is so much energetic and emotional information being downloaded this leads to an Empath Hangover.โฃโฃโฃ
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Whether you attend, avoid or host an event an Empath:โฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Truly tries to stay present and give ๐ฏ to be there.โฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Becomes a dumping ground/Family Therapist for family drama.โฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ผ Sees all of the raw emotions of packing families together in small quarters where alcohol and memories are made and brought back up: Anger, Resentment, Love, Jealousy, Happiness, Trustโฃโฃโฃ
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There is โ๐ผ thing that keeps an empath thriving during the Holiday Season: CONNECTION.โฃโฃโฃ
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๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒโฃโฃโฃ
1๏ธโฃ Hold on to that love for connection.โฃโฃโฃ
2๏ธโฃ Set your boundaries/protections- let your spouse/partner in on when your limits have been reached.โฃโฃโฃ
3๏ธโฃ Take 10 deep breaths throughout the day when you feel overwhelmed. โฃโฃโฃ
4๏ธโฃ Avoid consuming too much alcohol if you can to avoid weakening your boundaries.โฃโฃโฃ
5๏ธโฃ Diffuse/apply an essential oil grounding blend (Adaptiv, Balance, or Citrus Bliss are my go-to oils) periodically throughout the day.โฃโฃโฃ
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๐ง Tag a fellow empath or partner to help you navigate the day.
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