You’ve probably been told you're a “great listener” or the “reliable one.”
Maybe you pride yourself on being the person people lean on, the one who shows up, stays calm and always finds a way to fix things.
But when the weight of everyone else’s needs starts to drown out your own thoughts, something gets lost: your clarity.
You start feeling foggy. Exhausted. Like your brain is full, but nothing is yours.
Empath Overload Is Real
Empaths tend to confuse care with responsibility.
You pick up on others’ feelings, so you act, often before they’ve asked. This hyper-vigilance feels noble, but it’s really a survival strategy that slowly silences your own inner compass.
Here’s the quiet truth: Over-carrying others hides your best thinking.
Because when your nervous system is busy scanning for what others need, your own insight takes a backseat. It’s not that you don’t know what you want, it’s that you’ve stopped asking.
It’s time to draw a boundary not out of rejection, but out of self-respect. Your identity doesn’t disappear just because someone else is in pain.
This week’s focus invites you to slow down and recognise what’s yours, and what isn’t.
Start noticing the difference between emotional care and emotional caretaking. There’s a subtle but life-changing distinction.
If you’ve already started the workbook, revisit your Day 3 prompts with this new lens. You may realise just how many of your mental loops are really someone else’s emotions.
If you haven’t started yet, now’s the perfect time.
The Mind & Body Workbook helps you stop absorbing and start observing. Because you’re allowed to care, without carrying everything.
Keanu Reeves is a beloved figure, not just for his acting but for his presence: quiet, grounded and generous. But what many don’t know is how deeply sensitive and empathetic he is, and how much loss he’s endured.
Instead of turning that pain into noise, he’s become a master of emotional boundaries. He chooses his roles carefully, gives generously, but lives privately. He doesn’t rush to fix everyone, and that’s part of his strength.
His stillness isn’t withdrawal. It’s discernment.
He models what it looks like to show care without absorbing chaos.
“The simple act of being quiet and listening is underrated. I’ve found clarity in space. Space to feel, and space to choose.”
— Keanu Reeves
When was the last time you carried someone else’s emotions, and later realised they weren’t yours to carry?
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The Mind & Body Workbook gives you the structure to finally hear what your body’s been trying to say.
Prompts in Day 3 are specifically designed to help you sort through the noise and reconnect with what’s true for you.
Already have your copy? Flip to Day 3 (on page 22) and reflect on what’s actually yours.
Don’t have a copy? This is where your deeper clarity begins.
Each workbook is paired with a companion course.
In Week 1, you’ll explore how the body stores emotions and how to stop absorbing what’s not yours.
Find the secret link on Page 7 of the workbook to activate access to your free course.
Each week, we meet inside the private group. Heidi is live during Power Hour to answer your questions and explore what surfaced.
You don’t need to “know the right thing to say.” You just need to show up.
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