{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6884be8a3781311f9174ddcc/6ab1a3e39def0199ccb14923?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bitesize Moment: \"My Sensitivity Was Actually My Power.\" — Lynn Mac on Empaths and Boundaries","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6884be8a3781311f9174ddcc/1790629048783-bc3f48db-f1be-4edd-bc84-b530c41dedc8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this bitesize moment pulled from the Laura Dowling Experience back catalogue, Lynn Mac explains how her sensitivity works, how it once left her overwhelmed by other people's emotions, and how healing and boundaries let her choose when to switch it on.</p><p><br></p><p>Ever been told you're too sensitive? Lynn Mac used to think so too, until she realised it was never a weakness. Here's how she learned to protect her own energy without shutting herself off.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔑Key Points</strong></p><p>• Lynn describes her gift as a heightened version of the sixth sense everyone already has, like a gut feeling</p><p>• She used to absorb other people's emotions so heavily it felt overwhelming, especially early on</p><p>• She names this as being an empath: soaking in the energy and emotions of everyone around her</p><p>• Her people-pleasing meant she gave endless support to others until she couldn't cope anymore</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/the-laura-dowling-experience/episodes/6884beb36e658a8b3cc9246b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to the full episode here.</a></p>","author_name":"Laura Dowling"}