So you know what an environment is, but what is an empath you ask? 

Dr. Judith Orloff, describes empaths as those who absorb the world’s joys and stresses like “emotional sponges.”

In her book The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People, (great book by the way,) she suggests empaths lack the filters most people use to protect themselves from excessive stimulation and can’t help but take in surrounding emotions and energies, whether they’re good, bad, or something in between.”

-Heathline

But above this definition, empath characteristics include, “having the ability to understand the experiences and feelings of others outside of their own perspective,” and having a strong connection to our own intuition. Which are honestly traits that everyone experiences, it’s just that sometimes empaths feel as though they don’t have a choice in the matter!

Ask yourself if this sounds like you.

When this is the way that you feel the world, an empath’s environment becomes an extremely important place. Often we don’t take the effort to best support ourselves in our spaces. I want to share some tips to fix this!

With some intentional, intuitive choices you can create an environment that you love and which loves you back.

By thinking of your home or any environment as a place of rest, transformation, and empath protection, you can give yourself a place that truly serves you.

Being an empath myself I know how challenging the world outside our front door can be for us, especially right now. I treat my home as my sacred space, where I make the rules, and set the scene for the best healing for myself.

From my sacred space to my bath, I incorporate ritual and mindfulness into my routine as much as I can. And Ive set up my space to support this for myself.

I think people don’t realize how much healing they can discover in their environment. When you really think about how you want to feel in your environment you can create that for yourself too.

By utilizing your empath abilities of sensitivity and connection with your intuition, you can create a space that brings you joy and healing instead of frustration and stress.

When you take ownership for your space you can take your power back, create a space that works to serve your deeper self, recharge your strength, and and bring your best self back into the world which needs you.

An empath that has an environment that doesn’t support them risks burnout and overwhelm. Empaths and anxiety do not need to be connected. But an empath that does create an environment that lights them up through serenity and peace, is recharged and can bring their gifts of depth and empathy to the rest of the world which really needs these gifts right now!

Here are some great places to start in creating sanctuary for yourself: