My 'initiation' began as a child, when I felt anxious about many things but had no words to explain. My initiation really kicked in to gear as a teenager and in my 20's, when I experienced extreme anxiety and panic attacks. It took me until my mid-30's until I really GOT it: I'm highly sensitive and intuitive, but I'm refusing to fully embrace and harness it and so it's turning in to anxiety and panic. I believe anxiety is often experienced by intuitive, energetically sensiti

My own 20-year anxiety journey led me to understand: Nothing is wrong with me, or you. The current environment we live in is what’s what's wrong. The way we are taught to repress, suppress and ignore our sensitivity is what’s wrong. The ‘eye rolling’ and rejection of our sensitivity by others (often at an early age) is what’s wrong; this rejection then turns inwards into self-rejection. Being able to sense deeply is a gift and a skill that needs to be honed. Panic attacks are

I went fully vegan when I was about 25, I'm now 31 and a lot has changed since then. I would say I've grown up, learnt a lot, and been through some hard stuff - there's a huge transition that happens between your 20's and 30's that you can't really anticipate. In 2015 and onwards (1), veganism started becoming more popular. Mostly people were laughing at and ridiculing vegans (which unfortunately still happens now in 2021). My sole reason for going vegan was for the animals,