Ingrid OliphantFeb 17, 20212 minNo Path, No Way: PerfectPhoto by Rob Wicks “This focus of ‘inward path’ and ‘outward path’ is as limiting a belief as any. As if one is more ‘righteous’ or...
Ingrid OliphantFeb 11, 20213 minAnother Truth about Suicidephoto by Barry Weatherall via Unsplash So. Here we are. Today is Thursday. All day long. I began the day with rhinos knocking on the...
Ingrid OliphantSep 16, 20203 minMarriage, no ProposalOn Thursday, February 9, 2017, I was minding my own business with Bastest and yogifying to work out the kinks remaining from Standing...
Ingrid OliphantMay 31, 20201 minMy Darling EmpathMy darling empath, you cannot separate yourself from the fabric you are part of. There is no shield, bubble or cloak. The route of...
Ingrid OliphantApr 21, 20201 minCorona-Inspired Empath Myth-Tip #2Like the other gift that keeps on giving, it can cause great unseen harm and reinforces fears and trauma response. It is this: “you are...
Ingrid OliphantAug 3, 20191 minDear EmpathDear Empath, The more you try to ‘protect’ yourself, the more harm you’re causing yourself. Please stop and choose, instead, to pay...
Ingrid OliphantApr 18, 20198 minThe Empath and Walmart, Part 2Mindfulness brings to light experience in its pure immediacy. It reveals the object as it is before it has been plastered over with...
Ingrid OliphantApr 17, 20196 minThe Empath and Walmart; Part 1“Walmart is the seventh level of hell” ~ a few hundred empaths “We live a story that originates in our autonomic state, is sent through...
Ingrid OliphantApr 4, 20196 minMy Own Experience as an Empath–beyond the bullshit: Part 3Inserting ‘empath’ or ‘highly sensitive people’ into your favorite search engine and the resultant 7 million bits of information floating...
Ingrid OliphantMar 25, 20193 minExploring All Things Empath–beyond the bullshit: Part 2If you missed the introduction to this deep dive, you may want to read this first. At the end of the introduction, there are links to my...
Ingrid OliphantMar 22, 20194 minUndoing Some Empath BullshitSee yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?” ~ Buddha One of the reasons I began the empath myth-busting task...
Ingrid OliphantAug 26, 20144 minThe Importance of Being an EmpathThere are three reasons for my recent posts about empaths. First, I’ve a class called the Empowered Empath beginning October 4. Second,...
Ingrid OliphantAug 26, 20144 minMind over Myth; Illness and the Empath“If we’re not actually absorbing other people’s shit, how is it those empaths have all those illnesses?” Well, honey, I am so glad you...
Ingrid OliphantAug 16, 20142 minThirty traits of being an EmpathMyth: There are 30 Traits of Being an Empath or Symptoms of Being an Empath No. There is only one trait that identifies one as an...
Ingrid OliphantAug 14, 20142 minNot all Empaths are Empathetic, Some are just Ath-holesMyth number one: All psychic empaths are empathetic. Notsomuch. Being an empath simply means one can feel other energies–here we’re...
Ingrid OliphantMar 18, 20143 minOn Compassion for Self and Fear of FeelingThis post is inspired by interwebz discussion last Monday following Twelve Years A Slave winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. I...