Feeling your feelings is hard work. But it's worthy work if you want to live a full life...and we can do hard things. We all have an ever-evolving relationship with our emotions: Some of us dive headfirst into heartbreak, some avoid the discomfort of grief, some are just learning to process difficult past traumas, and others show us the beauty of how to alchemize our experiences into vulnerable words and art. 

Today, we are talking to the wise, talented, and incredibly lovely Allie Michelle, who captures the depths of human emotion through her beautiful writing and spoken word. It can feel overwhelming to be a sensitive empath in the world today, but our sensitivity is our superpower, and our grief is just a representation of how deeply we love. As put so beautifully by our guest, this episode will help us all “find the strength it takes to be soft.”

Allie is a 3x Best-selling author and spoken word artist. She's one of my favourite poets of all time, and her new fantasy novel, Legends of Lemuria, comes out this February on Thought Catalog! She  runs Pen 2 Publish, a program to help writers create, publish and market their books. Allie co-founded a community for mental health and wellness called We Are Warriors, and she's also a certified meditation, breathwork and yoga teacher.

Tune in as we chat about:

• Feeling deeply without being consumed by it
• Unhealthy VS healthy empathy, and navigating life as sensitive souls
• How to actively process pain and difficult emotions
• Inner child work
• The power of embracing heartbreak
• Using fear as a positive compass VS a deterrent
• Finding your voice as a storyteller
• Allie's hot take on writer's block
• Showing up as your most raw, unmasked self
• The art of really breathing

"Break my heart
break it so wide open
that the whole world
can fit in between the pieces."  — Allie Michelle

Pre-order Allie's book, Legends of Lemuria

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Watch Allie's live performance of her poem shared in this episode. 

This show is produced by:

• Gillian Berner, Host, Producer & Editor
• Olivia Nashmi, Audio Engineer
• Kyla Killackey, Digital Editor
• Carolyn Schissler , Designer & Web Producer

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