How I grew to love my sensitivity

Dear Sensitive Heart,

I didn't always love my sensitivity. For a very long time I would occasionally think: I wish I wasn't so sensitive. The emotional pain can feel so sharp, so exhausting. And it took me years and years of inner work to move from struggling with my sensitivity to loving and appreciating it the way I do now.

With a deep desire to truly understand my sensitivity, I've devoted real energy, time and money to getting to know it, not just intellectually, but from the inside.

And while that kind of inner work asks a lot of you, the fruits are worth every bit of it.

Because resisting such a core part of who you are is painful. Acceptance, love and appreciation, on the other hand, open the door to everything this sensitivity has to offer.

The resistance, I later realized, didn't come from me. It came from living in a world that judges, looks down on and misunderstands sensitivity.

For a long time I kept this part of myself close, shared only with my best friend. And I think that was right. While you're still figuring this out, still learning to appreciate what you carry, protecting your inner space isn't hiding. It's wisdom. You don't owe the world access to something still growing.

That's no longer where I am. These days I speak openly about my sensitivity, and I do it without hesitation. I've come to know my sensitivity so well, understand it so deeply, that it has become one of my greatest strengths. I know how to work with it, how to protect it, and how to let it guide me. That's what this inner work made possible.

If you're somewhere on this path, still figuring it out, still protecting that tender inner space, I want you to know there's room to do this work in good company. Guiding sensitive hearts through this same journey is exactly what I do. Feel free to reach out, or simply follow along for now.

With love,