​Barbara Buck
energy healing

Learn about somatic healing and simple practices you can do right now to begin reconnecting with your body.

Excerpt from the book The Happy Empath: Learn To Love Being Sensitive by Barbara Buck If you've spent any time in spiritual circles, you've probably been told that as an empath, you need to protect yourself. Maybe you've been taught to imagine a white light surrounding your body. Perhaps you've carried crystals in your pocket, called on Archangel Michael, burned sage after being around difficult people, or visualized an energetic shield around yourself before leaving the hous

Both empaths and people with hypervigilance experience heightened sensitivity, so they can sometimes look very similar. Understanding the difference, though, is important for healing, spiritual development, and self-awareness.

If you've spent any time in the spiritual or personal development world, you've probably encountered countless methods you can use to try and manifest the life you want. Vision boards, affirmations, scripting, visualization, gratitude practices, and frequency work all promise to help you attract whatever it is you desire. These techniques can be valuable tools, and sometimes they work. There is an important piece of the puzzle that is often overlooked, which is your nervous

One of the deepest consequences of trauma is fragmentation. When an experience is too overwhelming, part of us splits off. This can be understood as soul loss, which is a fragment of energy or consciousness that freezes in time. It is a survival strategy. This helps endure what might otherwise feel unbearable.

Our bodies carry us through life, but they also carry the marks of our experiences—physically, emotionally, and energetically.