Even after I had settled into a permanent nursing position and life had seemingly leveled out, I still found myself battling back the depression and anxiety.

My mom, who has been my greatest support and a true earth angel, introduced me to Angel Cards. I was so nervous as I didn’t quite innerstand what they were or how they worked. What I will never forget were the messages of unconditional love and support that were given to me that day from the angels. It was a feeling of pure acceptance; worthiness, and for the first time in a long time, hope. Angel cards hold a special place in my heart as they were the gateway to all things spiritual, thus finding my truth. Once I innerstood that each soul has their own divine support team to assist us on this bootcamp called Earth, I soon discovered the universal language in which they communicate with us. To my astonishment I realized how much communication I was actually picking up without being conscious of it. In other words, I realized I possessed many intuitive qualities, but had no idea how to utilize them.

Upon learning about the different intuitive qualities we can have, empathic qualities were one I realized that was my strongest skill. Empaths feel the energy of an environment, especially of other people. Gaining this awareness was especially life-changing! I realized that certain triggers and symptoms of my prior diagnosis of depression and anxiety actually had to do with absorbing energies from other people that I had no awareness of. I often found myself over-stimulated by large groups of people, noises, and lights and found that I quickly became exhausted, anxious and irritated and needed to retreat in solitude to re-charge my battery.

This is only one example that allowed me to shift into an empowered empath; over the years I have navigated and harnessed this quality by establishing of healthy boundaries, and learning useful daily practices to re-ground my personal energy making me less vulnerable to my environment. As I reflect, having navigated and persevered through many strife and hardships, I realize these challenges are my greatest teachers. Through all of this, I have come to innerstand that when you are connected to your true self, your eternal self, you in turn, live your most authentic life which puts you in perfect alignment with your soul purpose and this is where bliss, joy and gratitude are found!