Realized Empath Kristen Schwartz, MA, CTRC

As parents, the teen years bring a lot of change and additional stress to our lives. As the kids begin to expand into independence, we may struggle to communicate effectively and manage their big feelings. In today's soul-o episode, Kristen shares her experience as a parent of teens and touches on ways parents can open up communication and connection. 
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Being a parent can be demanding, overwhelming, fulfilling, and exciting. However, for an empath, how often we experience the brighter side of parenthood depends on how proficient we are at understanding ourselves and caring for our needs.  In today's episode, Kristen shares her early parenting story that reads like a short story of struggle and triumph. And glances back at things she would have done differently if she knew then what she knows now.
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On today's show, Lindsey Lockett, the Holistic Trauma Healing Podcast host, joins Kristen and discusses the ups and downs of labels. Labels can help deepen self-awareness and compassion, and they can be restrictive if we don't leave room to evolve. Lindsey says it best; labels can be beneficial and limiting. However, if a label has us looking outside ourselves in fear and blame, it isn't serving us.  
  


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In this week's episode, Kristen sits down with Kat Fowler. Kat is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Energy Healing,  a meditation teacher, and an Energy Therapist.  
Kristen and Kat discuss the effects of blocked energy on the sensitive soul, and Kat shares her tips and tricks for releasing stagnant energy.  
We know the role energy plays in an empath's life, tune in to today's episode and learn ways to up your energy hygiene.


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To thrive as human beings, we need healthy and balanced nervous systems.
Being a highly sensitive person means we are processing our experiences more deeply and profoundly. But, unfortunately, the remarkable trait of being a deep feeling person can equate to spending extra time in a stressed or activated state. 

To get back to a place of balance, we must reclaim self-regulation, build safe relationships, resilience, and our ability to be fully present in each moment. 
In today's soul-o podcast, Kristen continues the nervous system discussion from last week and dives into the topic of soothing our nervous systems back to baseline, and shares tips and tricks to let the healing begin. 
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A regulated nervous system experiences the stress and calming response throughout a given day. However, trauma pushes the activation of the nervous system beyond its ability to self-regulate. When a stressful experience bumps the nervous system beyond its limits, our activated system can get stuck on "on."

In today's soul-o podcast, Kristen discusses the nervous system and how trauma affects it. She also touches on the various behavioral responses we can have to our body remembering our trauma and how our trauma responses can cause shame leading to more trauma over time.
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